Depot Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.63° S 150.33° E

Depot Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Depot Beach at 4AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
7
2.1
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
247
531
601
513
331
224
205
201
161
286
597
627
592
480
363
307
221
280
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
15
ESE
10
E
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
ENE
5
E
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:03PM1.47m
7:46AM1.11m
7:40PM1.50m
8:19AM1.17m
8:17PM1.49m
Low Tide
1:46AM0.19m
1:20PM0.36m
2:17AM0.16m
2:00PM0.32m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
12
11
10
13
15
14
13
12
10
9
9
13
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
13
12
11
9
8
12
11
11
11
10
8
7
7
11
12
13
13
12
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