Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Depot Beach today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Depot Beach at 1AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Depot Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
128 | 170 | 144 | 128 | 145 | 143 | 149 | 169 | 279 | 248 | 176 | 147 | 131 | 151 | 141 | 239 | 367 | 430 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:42PM1.36m | 6:35AM0.98m | 6:24PM1.42m | 7:11AM1.04m | 7:03PM1.47m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:37AM0.30m | 11:55AM0.47m | 1:13AM0.24m | 12:38PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 8 | NE 8 |
42 | 136 | 98 | 88 | 106 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 194 | 189 | 176 | 147 | 131 | 99 | 86 | 71 | 367 | 73 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 8 | S 15 |
6 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 71 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 |
3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | WNW 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | — | S 8 |
128 | 170 | 144 | 128 | 145 | 143 | 149 | 169 | 279 | 248 | 2 | 20 | 106 | 151 | 141 | 239 | — | 430 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 66 | 70 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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