Depot Beach surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 11 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
21.3° C
(Which is 1.8°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 6PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (11 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (11 May)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
10
1.3
S
14
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
0.8
SSE
10
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
290
618
590
370
356
313
308
251
227
223
235
256
314
348
348
320
320
309
334
123
93
84
80
67
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
0
WNW
0
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
0
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:03PM1.11m
3:45AM1.24m
4:47PM1.23m
4:43AM1.24m
5:30PM1.36m
Low Tide
9:35AM0.28m
9:44PM0.53m
10:20AM0.24m
10:46PM0.44m
11:03AM0.21m
11:43PM0.31m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:43
6:43
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:05
5:04
5:02
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
17
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
16
13
14
17
18
19
18
18
17
18
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
10
1.3
S
14
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
Energy kJ
290
618
590
370
356
313
308
251
227
223
235
102
100
69
68
43
41
39
21
123
90
61
80
67
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
14
0.8
E
14
0.8
E
14
0.8
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
Energy kJ
198
239
232
229
289
280
276
215
212
153
144
3
2
2
11
10
9
24
22
21
21
21
59
57
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
N
9
0.1
S
25
0.1
S
25
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
23
0.1
NE
10
0.2
S
16
0.1
E
10
0.2
S
13
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
146
2
2
2
2
2
4
16
14
15
2
12
12
11
11
4
20
2
14
21
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
Energy kJ
256
314
348
348
320
320
309
334
60
93
84
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
15
15
15
15
109
15
15
15
15
517
70
515
93
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
7
5
7
7
6
6
7
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