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Depot Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – South Coast (20 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Depot Beach surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
21.7° C
(Which is 2.3°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: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Depot Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | |
308 | 251 | 227 | 240 | 296 | 320 | 314 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 281 | 281 | 303 | 293 | 112 | 88 | 80 | 80 | 67 | 57 | 54 | 39 | 39 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:45AM1.24m | 4:47PM1.23m | 4:43AM1.24m | 5:30PM1.36m | 5:40AM1.25m | 6:13PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20AM0.24m | 10:46PM0.44m | 11:03AM0.21m | 11:43PM0.31m | 11:47AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 9 | S 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
 kJ | 308 | 251 | 227 | 240 | 144 | 102 | 100 | 69 | 68 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 88 | 59 | 80 | 67 | 56 | 54 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | S 12 | S 23 | S 21 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | — | E 11 | E 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 6 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 276 | 215 | 212 | 156 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 22 | 20 | — | 21 | 21 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 40 | 18 | 39 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 25 | S 25 | S 24 | S 23 | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | E 10 | S 13 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 16 | 14 | 15 | — | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | 14 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 18 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 296 | 320 | 314 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 281 | 281 | 303 | 293 | 112 | 80 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 60 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
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