Depot Beach surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 21 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
21.7° 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 7PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)--
Afternoon (21 May)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (21 May)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.3
S
7
0.9
ENE
10
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.6
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.4
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
270
265
302
283
238
206
178
150
246
288
435
529
574
574
711
627
919
1144
1610
1747
1717
1731
1731
1760
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
5
S
5
SW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
0
WNW
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:28PM1.05m
00:11AM1.53m
1:33PM1.05m
1:13AM1.42m
2:36PM1.09m
2:17AM1.32m
Low Tide
5:43PM0.47m
7:14AM0.11m
6:52PM0.51m
8:12AM0.17m
8:06PM0.52m
9:05AM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:57
4:57
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
14
13
12
12
12
14
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
17
12
12
13
10
9
8
8
8
11
14
13
14
14
15
14
14
16
16
15
16
16
15
16
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.6
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.4
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
Energy kJ
270
265
260
218
214
163
160
150
246
288
435
529
574
574
711
627
919
1144
1610
1747
1717
1731
1731
1760
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
E
6
0.2
S
12
0.4
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.4
S
7
0.8
ENE
12
0.3
S
8
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
7
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
5
5
4
15
34
40
11
16
16
18
10
10
15
192
10
7
5
9
4
4
4
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
8
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.4
S
8
0.2
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
15
14
13
26
23
10
4
4
20
30
7
6
20
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1
S
7
0.8
SSE
7
Energy kJ
259
265
302
283
238
206
178
146
100
63
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
15
15
0
18
18
0
0
0
0
15
15
15
15
0
0
0
15
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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