Depot Beach surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 05 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
21.6° 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 4PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (05 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (05 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
3
2
2
1
1
3
2
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.9
S
6
2.2
SSW
8
3
S
8
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
4
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
676
745
802
705
705
667
593
582
582
572
541
458
441
590
464
388
320
306
297
528
1295
2243
2413
3450
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
W
10
SE
15
ESE
0
ENE
5
NW
5
W
5
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
ENE
20
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:41AM0.97m
10:26PM1.39m
11:28AM0.93m
11:09PM1.34m
12:20PM0.91m
11:56PM1.30m
Low Tide
4:40AM0.25m
3:55PM0.51m
5:26AM0.29m
4:35PM0.55m
6:14AM0.33m
5:22PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
6:39
6:39
6:41
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5:10
5:09
5:08
5:08
2
1
Temp °C
14
18
21
19
17
16
14
13
13
17
20
20
17
13
13
14
14
16
16
9
10
11
10
9
10
15
17
16
16
15
12
11
11
16
17
17
14
10
9
10
10
11
10
2
3
3
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
3
S
11
Energy kJ
676
745
802
705
705
667
593
582
582
572
541
458
441
590
464
388
320
306
255
209
131
104
80
2342
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.3
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
7
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.1
N
11
0.1
S
14
0.1
N
11
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
5
5
6
6
6
15
74
70
34
25
25
11
5
2
1
5
5
4
2
4
2
53
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.3
S
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
24
24
23
23
16
4
14
3
3
3
3
12
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
1.1
S
9
1.4
S
7
1.2
S
7
0.6
ENE
3
1.1
NE
4
1.2
N
5
0.5
NW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.7
W
3
1.9
S
6
2.2
SSW
8
3
S
8
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
4
S
11
Energy kJ
9
6
6
198
215
128
7
44
64
5
5
5
11
297
528
1295
2243
2413
3450
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
3
6
Distance (km)
0
0
15
93
0
0
0
0
0
0
60
60
32
0
0
0
2
2
0
18
623
523
19
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
5
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
7
4
5
4
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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