Depot Beach surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 16 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
21.9° 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 10PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)--
Afternoon (16 May)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (16 May)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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)
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
253
280
324
350
403
450
470
676
773
744
778
796
863
775
692
631
559
493
482
433
423
370
380
415
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NE
15
NE
10
N
5
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:43PM1.68m
8:29AM1.20m
8:31PM1.72m
9:26AM1.16m
9:21PM1.73m
Low Tide
2:25AM0.00m
2:04PM0.26m
3:20AM-0.04m
2:53PM0.30m
4:17AM-0.04m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:00
5:00
5:00
4
6
7
Temp °C
19
19
18
17
16
15
14
17
21
21
20
19
19
19
19
19
17
18
17
16
16
14
15
15
18
18
17
16
15
14
13
16
20
20
20
18
17
18
18
18
16
18
17
16
16
13
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
0.1
SE
13
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
Energy kJ
253
280
7
350
403
450
470
676
773
744
778
796
863
775
692
631
559
493
482
433
423
370
380
415
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
7
7
7
3
1
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
7
6
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
8
0.8
NNE
4
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
SSW
2
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
1
S
5
Energy kJ
324
22
1
3
2
1
15
24
42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
32
43
2
2
0
0
0
0
30
30
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
6
7
4
5
4
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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