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Depot Beach surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
21.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Depot Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Depot Beach at 2AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)11ft (3.5m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (16 Jan)13ft (4.0m)10s

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

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Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
1
2
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NE
2.4
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
5
ESE
5.5
ESE
6
ESE
5.5
E
5.5
E
5
E
4
E
4
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
Period(s) (?)78888999101010101111111111111110101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)80864464376215051730172823422851271432503988440646785787738578307449672045353329276521661925
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:31PM
0.92
7:24AM
1.41
8:16PM
0.95
8:05AM
1.47
8:56PM
0.99
8:45AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:44AM
0.49
2:22PM
0.28
1:30AM
0.46
3:01PM
0.22
2:12AM
0.43
3:37PM
0.18
Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise----5:58-------6:00-------6:01---
Sunset8:15-------8:15-------8:15-------
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Rain (mm)
1511211123433432222321-111
Temp. °C211919191921202019191919191919191918181818192019
Feels °C (?)211918201920202015161515151616161615151515161716
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