Depot Beach surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 01 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 1.7°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 1PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (01 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (01 May)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
1
0
0
!
1
2
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.4
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.4
NE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
3
NE
7
3
NE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
3
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
93
91
154
91
107
208
192
157
183
307
616
904
820
732
716
700
683
679
831
853
903
829
1163
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
N
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:56AM1.15m
8:01PM1.46m
8:36AM1.11m
8:34PM1.47m
9:17AM1.06m
9:09PM1.46m
Low Tide
1:39PM0.34m
2:37AM0.21m
2:11PM0.38m
3:17AM0.20m
2:44PM0.42m
3:57AM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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6:35
6:35
6:35
6:37
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5:15
5:14
5:13
5:12
1
Temp °C
17
20
22
20
19
18
17
16
16
19
23
22
20
19
18
17
17
20
23
22
20
18
18
17
17
19
19
17
17
17
17
16
16
18
20
19
17
18
17
16
16
18
19
18
17
16
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
2.4
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
116
93
4
4
4
4
208
192
157
183
1
4
4
4
4
716
700
3
3
3
2
2
829
873
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
10
4
1
1
7
5
1
1
1
4
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
7
7
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.4
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
0.6
N
4
0.4
NNW
4
1.6
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.4
NE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
3
NE
7
3
NE
8
2.5
ENE
8
1.5
N
6
3
NE
9
Energy kJ
91
154
91
107
11
7
307
616
904
820
732
682
683
679
831
853
903
149
1163
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
4
3
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
2
294
355
54
2
0
0
0
2
282
282
32
32
2
2
2
32
282
282
32
32
2
32
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
3
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
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