Depot Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.63° S 150.33° E

Depot Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Depot Beach sea temperature is
17.2°C
0.9° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Depot Beach at 3PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (26 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (26 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.7
S
7
1.8
S
7
2.2
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
8
1.1
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
146
214
239
270
358
612
569
477
454
187
252
215
169
210
586
627
604
490
363
314
226
318
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
ENE
5
E
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:11AM1.04m
7:03PM1.47m
7:46AM1.11m
7:40PM1.50m
8:19AM1.17m
8:17PM1.49m
Low Tide
12:38PM0.41m
1:46AM0.19m
1:20PM0.36m
2:17AM0.16m
2:00PM0.32m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
11
10
12
14
14
13
11
10
9
10
13
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
8
8
11
11
11
11
9
8
7
8
11
12
12
13
13
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