Depot Beach surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 29 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
21.0° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Depot Beach today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Depot Beach at 8AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (29 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (29 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
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
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
646
627
592
601
590
580
592
598
520
530
530
468
468
402
294
235
231
183
186
190
190
151
148
142
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:53AM1.03m
6:57PM1.44m
7:37AM1.02m
7:32PM1.47m
8:20AM1.01m
8:09PM1.48m
Low Tide
1:01AM0.30m
12:26PM0.40m
1:42AM0.25m
1:03PM0.42m
2:22AM0.22m
1:40PM0.44m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:53
Temp °C
16
15
15
17
18
18
16
16
14
12
11
16
20
19
15
13
12
12
11
16
19
18
14
11
14
13
13
15
15
16
14
15
13
11
9
13
18
16
11
9
8
9
8
13
16
14
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
9
Energy kJ
646
627
592
601
590
580
592
598
520
530
530
468
468
402
294
235
231
183
186
190
190
151
148
142
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
1.6
S
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
Energy kJ
18
8
8
5
5
5
5
285
220
196
172
146
99
60
60
42
41
28
48
11
17
29
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
3
8
8
17
8
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.8
S
7
2
S
7
1.8
S
7
0.6
W
3
0.8
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
3
0.7
WSW
4
Energy kJ
233
206
236
250
277
292
300
358
431
349
7
18
14
10
6
5
6
7
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
15
0
0
0
15
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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