Depot Beach surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 17 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
21.9° C
(Which is 2.8°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 10AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (17 May)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (17 May)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
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)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
10
2.5
S
7
3
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
360
405
461
602
647
761
784
713
692
708
631
572
559
505
525
433
423
423
423
443
433
383
575
997
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
15
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:29AM1.20m
8:31PM1.72m
9:26AM1.16m
9:21PM1.73m
10:24AM1.11m
Low Tide
2:25AM0.00m
2:04PM0.26m
3:20AM-0.04m
2:53PM0.30m
4:17AM-0.04m
3:45PM0.36m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
1
5
2
4
11
6
4
Temp °C
16
15
15
18
21
21
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
15
15
18
20
20
19
19
17
18
17
17
19
17
16
17
16
15
15
14
12
10
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
Energy kJ
360
405
461
602
647
784
713
692
708
631
572
559
505
525
433
423
423
423
443
433
383
435
529
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.4
S
4
Energy kJ
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
1
3
3
3
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
3
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
4
2.2
ENE
9
0.3
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
2.2
SSW
6
2.5
S
7
3
S
8
Energy kJ
15
761
1
1
2
2
10
16
27
337
575
997
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
2
32
30
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
92
34
28
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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