Depot Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.63° S 150.33° E

Depot Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Depot Beach sea temperature is
17.4° C
1.0° 

Depot Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Depot Beach today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Depot Beach at 8AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.4
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
112
67
56
47
101
75
51
54
58
63
67
55
75
73
40
31
24
14
13
6
6
6
26
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
0
NE
5
ENE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
ESE
15
E
5
E
5
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
on
High Tide
1:25AM0.93m
1:53PM1.24m
2:37AM0.86m
2:54PM1.24m
3:56AM0.85m
3:56PM1.25m
Low Tide
7:04AM0.50m
8:53PM0.48m
7:57AM0.56m
10:06PM0.47m
9:03AM0.58m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
15
19
20
20
18
17
16
15
16
18
21
20
17
14
12
12
11
15
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
12
13
12
16
16
17
15
13
13
12
13
15
19
18
15
11
10
10
9
14
14
13
14
13
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