Depot Beach surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 09 May 2026 AEST
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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
20.9° C
(Which is 1.3°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 6AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 2.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (09 May)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (09 May)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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)
!
!
!
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.2
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.4
S
10
0.8
E
14
1.2
S
10
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2200
1995
1671
701
593
422
311
263
245
234
205
215
375
338
374
313
246
256
394
239
296
356
319
334
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
5
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
0
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
NNW
5
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:49AM1.26m
2:18PM0.94m
1:46AM1.24m
3:14PM1.01m
2:45AM1.23m
4:03PM1.11m
Low Tide
7:58AM0.34m
7:25PM0.62m
8:48AM0.32m
8:36PM0.60m
9:35AM0.28m
9:44PM0.53m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:06
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
16
18
17
16
15
15
15
13
16
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
12
11
11
15
15
15
15
13
13
13
11
15
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
17
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
Energy kJ
1520
1376
1055
701
593
422
311
263
245
234
205
215
235
338
374
313
246
256
235
235
296
356
319
334
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.7
E
14
0.7
E
14
0.8
E
14
0.8
E
14
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
Energy kJ
45
43
43
43
43
45
45
46
46
46
63
71
80
84
117
108
106
198
198
239
232
289
289
280
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
N
10
0.4
ENE
12
0.1
S
18
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
7
8
7
27
7
7
2
46
6
66
104
72
115
155
148
99
92
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
10
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
10
Energy kJ
2200
1995
1671
375
394
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
15
0
3
3
0
0
15
63
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
15
15
0
0
0
0
0
15
15
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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