Depot Beach surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 03 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 8PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)--
Afternoon (03 May)10ft (3.0m)7s
Evening (03 May)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
3
4
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
10
3
NE
7
3
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.4
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
10
2.4
NE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
951
733
902
883
860
1010
794
973
1037
833
815
800
731
731
761
759
817
785
785
814
828
705
655
582
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
W
15
W
10
SE
15
ESE
0
NNE
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
9:09PM1.46m
9:58AM1.02m
9:46PM1.43m
10:41AM0.97m
10:26PM1.39m
Low Tide
3:57AM0.22m
3:19PM0.46m
4:40AM0.25m
3:55PM0.51m
5:26AM0.29m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
6:37
6:39
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5:13
5:12
5:10
5:09
Temp °C
24
22
20
19
18
19
18
20
23
21
18
16
15
14
15
19
21
20
17
15
14
13
12
16
21
18
17
17
17
18
17
19
21
18
14
13
13
11
12
15
18
16
16
13
12
11
10
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
2.4
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
848
794
853
871
833
815
800
731
731
761
759
817
785
785
814
828
705
655
582
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
24
74
71
49
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
5
23
23
4
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
10
3
NE
7
3
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.4
NE
9
2.4
NE
10
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
Energy kJ
951
733
902
883
860
1010
973
1037
3
3
2
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
282
282
32
32
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
0
0
2
0
0
15
103
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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