Depot Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.63° S 150.33° E

Depot Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Depot Beach sea temperature is
16.9° C
0.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Depot Beach today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Depot Beach at 11AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.8
ESE
6
0.4
S
10
0.3
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
1.4
ENE
5
1.6
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
76
73
50
49
37
37
34
56
55
55
40
31
36
55
50
66
63
55
53
50
87
140
138
Wind (km/h)
0
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
ESE
0
S
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:52PM1.33m
11:28AM1.31m
11:37PM1.18m
12:11PM1.29m
00:27AM1.04m
12:59PM1.27m
Low Tide
5:09AM0.23m
5:39PM0.36m
5:44AM0.33m
6:36PM0.42m
6:21AM0.42m
7:40PM0.46m
cloud
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light rain
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rain showers
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
13
15
15
15
14
13
12
11
13
19
18
16
16
Feels °C
14
13
13
12
13
13
14
13
14
12
11
11
13
13
13
13
11
10
9
11
15
14
13
13
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