Depot Beach surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 04 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
21.6° C
(Which is 1.8°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 5PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (04 May)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (04 May)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NE
9
2.4
NE
9
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
906
951
833
871
850
800
788
746
761
745
802
785
705
693
593
582
582
505
476
458
450
377
377
370
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
SE
15
E
5
E
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
ENE
20
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:58AM1.02m
9:46PM1.43m
10:41AM0.97m
10:26PM1.39m
11:28AM0.93m
11:09PM1.34m
Low Tide
3:19PM0.46m
4:40AM0.25m
3:55PM0.51m
5:26AM0.29m
4:35PM0.55m
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
6:37
6:39
6:39
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5:12
5:10
5:09
5:08
1
Temp °C
19
20
24
20
18
17
14
14
14
19
21
19
17
16
14
13
13
17
20
20
17
14
15
14
17
19
22
19
14
14
11
11
11
16
17
15
16
15
12
11
11
16
17
17
14
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
812
833
833
871
850
800
788
746
761
745
802
785
705
693
593
582
582
505
476
458
450
377
377
370
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.3
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.5
NE
4
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
2
2
2
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
12
68
72
49
52
27
18
10
5
9
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
24
23
23
16
4
14
3
3
3
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NE
9
2.4
NE
9
0.5
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.5
NE
3
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.6
NW
3
0.5
W
3
Energy kJ
906
951
5
4
5
5
6
4
27
19
6
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
2
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
15
93
0
0
0
0
0
0
60
60
32
0
2
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
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