Depot Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.63° S 150.33° E

Depot Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Depot Beach sea temperature is
17.7° C
1.4° 

Depot Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Depot Beach today (20 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Depot Beach at 9PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.9
SSE
4
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
S
8
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.2
S
9
0.4
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
67
61
54
56
59
63
55
55
54
43
33
25
19
33
13
13
14
7
31
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
0
WNW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
W
5
W
10
W
5
NW
10
E
15
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:53PM1.24m
2:37AM0.86m
2:54PM1.24m
3:56AM0.85m
3:56PM1.25m
Low Tide
8:53PM0.48m
7:57AM0.56m
10:06PM0.47m
9:03AM0.58m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
18
17
16
15
16
18
21
21
17
14
13
11
10
15
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
17
18
16
14
13
13
12
14
17
19
15
12
11
9
7
14
14
13
14
13
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