Depot Beach surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm 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 5AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (05 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (05 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
2.3
S
7
1.8
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
784
800
731
746
663
822
802
705
705
667
593
582
582
572
476
458
441
377
442
388
320
306
517
418
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
SE
15
E
5
ENE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
15
ENE
20
NE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
SSW
25
SW
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
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:46PM1.43m
10:41AM0.97m
10:26PM1.39m
11:28AM0.93m
11:09PM1.34m
12:20PM0.91m
Low Tide
4:40AM0.25m
3:55PM0.51m
5:26AM0.29m
4:35PM0.55m
6:14AM0.33m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:37
6:39
6:39
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5:10
5:09
5:08
1
2
Temp °C
18
17
14
13
14
18
20
19
17
16
14
13
13
17
19
19
17
13
14
14
13
15
12
11
14
13
11
9
10
14
16
16
16
15
12
11
11
16
16
16
14
9
10
10
9
10
6
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
Energy kJ
784
800
731
746
663
822
802
705
705
667
593
582
582
572
476
458
441
377
442
388
320
306
214
209
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
WNW
3
0.1
N
11
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
26
95
70
47
33
24
11
6
2
2
6
5
1
2
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
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
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
N
11
0.1
S
14
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
5
24
23
23
16
4
14
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
3
0.7
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.5
W
4
1.2
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.2
S
7
0.5
ENE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.4
NW
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
S
5
2.3
S
7
1.8
S
8
Energy kJ
8
11
9
9
7
7
235
253
128
5
17
21
3
4
3
19
517
418
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
2
2
0
2
0
0
15
93
0
0
0
0
0
0
93
60
32
0
2
0
2
0
37
37
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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