Depot Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.63° S 150.33° E

Issued: 3 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Depot Beach sea temperature is

17.1° C

Depot Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Depot Beach today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Depot Beach at 8AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	11s
Evening (20 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	1	0	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	592	627	627	627	673	785	571	771	661	540	443	367	360	308	308	308	302	261	200	200	196	164	161	145
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NNW	N	NE	NE	N	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	W	ESE	ESE	W	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	W	W	WNW	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide	00:11AM1.29m					1:05PM1.24m				1:03AM1.13m				1:55PM1.25m				2:02AM1.00m				2:47PM1.26m
Low Tide			6:38AM0.25m					7:10PM0.46m				7:19AM0.34m				8:19PM0.49m				8:01AM0.42m				9:31PM0.49m


	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	10	12	18	18	15	13	12	11	10	12	15	14	13	12	11	11	12	16	20	20	16	14
Feels °C	9	8	7	9	14	15	13	11	9	8	7	10	12	11	11	9	8	8	9	13	16	17	12	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	S 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
kJ	592	627	627	627	673	84	571	771	661	540	443	367	360	308	308	308	302	261	200	200	196	164	161	145
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	SE 14	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	103	138	100	97	87	33	57	56	56	35	32	31	31	17	17	17	17	17	18	20	9	9	8	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	39	38	36	35	33	33	32	31	30	18	18	18	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 3	ENE 11	NE 5	NNE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 5	W 2	WNW 3	—	—	—	W 3
kJ	—	—	—	3	8	785	68	67	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	31	1	2	—	—	—	5
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	2	43	43	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
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