Depot Beach surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 24 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
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 7AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (24 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (24 May)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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)
4
4
!
!
!
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
!
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
12
2.5
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
2.3
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
3
ENE
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2119
2119
2373
2490
2373
2139
1954
1760
1760
1597
1444
1570
1570
1444
1463
1488
1365
1346
1249
1271
1292
2685
2053
1991
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
W
5
NW
0
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:17AM1.32m
3:34PM1.15m
3:20AM1.23m
4:24PM1.22m
4:20AM1.15m
5:07PM1.29m
Low Tide
9:05AM0.22m
9:20PM0.51m
9:53AM0.27m
10:27PM0.47m
10:36AM0.31m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:55
4:55
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
7
8
Temp °C
16
15
16
17
19
19
18
17
16
16
15
17
20
19
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
17
16
15
16
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
14
17
19
20
16
15
15
15
15
15
18
17
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
12
2.5
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
2.3
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
2119
2119
2373
2490
2373
2139
1954
1760
1760
1597
1444
1570
1570
1444
1463
1488
1365
1346
1249
1271
1292
1871
2053
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
10
Energy kJ
4
4
4
6
6
21
20
39
37
33
30
26
25
23
21
21
21
9
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
6
8
7
6
2
7
7
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
12
2.5
E
12
Energy kJ
2685
1991
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
Distance (km)
0
0
2
2
32
32
2
0
0
0
0
0
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
32
32
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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