Depot Beach surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Depot Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Depot Beach sea temperature is
21.4° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Depot Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Depot Beach at 9PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)--
Afternoon (23 May)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (23 May)8ft (2.5m)12s

Table - waves today at Depot Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
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2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
10
2.4
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
13
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
987
1575
1776
1952
2119
2297
2542
2490
2373
2119
1934
1902
1760
1597
1570
1419
1570
1597
1469
1346
1346
1369
1236
1215
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
S
0
N
5
WNW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
NW
10
E
10
ENE
5
NW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:36PM1.09m
2:17AM1.32m
3:34PM1.15m
3:20AM1.23m
4:24PM1.22m
4:20AM1.15m
Low Tide
8:06PM0.52m
9:05AM0.22m
9:20PM0.51m
9:53AM0.27m
10:27PM0.47m
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6:52
6:54
6:54
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4:57
4:57
4:55
4:55
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1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
16
16
15
16
18
20
19
18
17
17
16
15
18
20
19
18
16
16
15
15
17
16
18
17
17
16
15
16
18
18
17
16
16
17
15
14
18
19
19
19
15
16
14
15
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
10
2.4
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
13
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
Energy kJ
987
1575
1776
1952
2119
2297
2542
2490
2373
2119
1934
1902
1760
1597
1570
1419
1570
1597
1469
1346
1346
1369
1236
1215
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
20
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
11
Energy kJ
30
10
9
20
4
4
4
6
6
21
20
39
37
33
30
26
25
23
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
30
7
25
7
6
8
7
6
2
7
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
37
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
32
32
2
0
0
0
0
0
32
32
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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