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Depot Beach surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 14 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
20.9° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Depot Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Depot Beach at 11AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (14 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (14 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.2
NE
1.6
NE
1.7
NE
1.7
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1.8
NE
2.1
NE
2.3
NE
1.9
NE
2
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
NE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
2.2
S
3
SSE
4
SE
Period(s) (?)8888866666666777788889910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12598989818216519520222921618222432045234239529729133428724882814942926
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
W
5
SW
10
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
5
E
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
E
10
E
15
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassoffoffoffcross-
off		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:53AM
1.30
6:39PM
0.89
6:40AM
1.36
7:31PM
0.92
7:24AM
1.41
8:16PM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:02PM
0.51
12:54PM
0.41
11:54PM
0.51
1:41PM
0.34
12:44AM
0.49
2:22PM
0.28
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise--5:56-------5:58-------5:58-----
Sunset------8:16-------8:15-------8:15-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191820222421202019202021232319171716191920212019
Feels °C (?)212022222220191919202021222121161715191720201816
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