Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Depot Beach today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Depot Beach at 7PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Depot Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 37 | 55 | 50 | 66 | 63 | 55 | 53 | 69 | 205 | 206 | 127 | 96 | 120 | 82 | 60 | 52 | 54 | 46 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:27AM1.04m | 12:59PM1.27m | 1:25AM0.93m | 1:53PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36PM0.42m | 6:21AM0.42m | 7:40PM0.46m | 7:04AM0.50m | 8:53PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
31 | 30 | 55 | 50 | 21 | 13 | 37 | 45 | 50 | 31 | 30 | 16 | 30 | 90 | 13 | 60 | 52 | 54 | 46 | 34 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | ESE 14 | S 10 | SE 7 | E 11 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 9 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
31 | 36 | 29 | 14 | 66 | 19 | 55 | 53 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | S 10 | SE 7 | E 11 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 7 | SE 15 | SE 14 | S 8 | SE 14 | E 11 | S 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
21 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 14 | 63 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | N 3 | NW 3 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 |
— | 37 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 14 | — | 47 | 69 | 205 | 206 | 127 | 96 | 120 | 82 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 176 | 194 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
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