Depot Beach surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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
21.7° 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 9PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)--
Afternoon (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)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 Sat morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.5
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
5
1.5
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
59
59
75
73
69
66
66
73
175
100
86
87
130
116
93
91
77
133
201
178
155
142
161
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:56PM1.38m
7:14AM1.19m
7:29PM1.43m
7:56AM1.15m
8:01PM1.46m
8:36AM1.11m
Low Tide
1:16AM0.28m
1:08PM0.30m
1:57AM0.23m
1:39PM0.34m
2:37AM0.21m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
6:35
6:35
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5:17
5:16
5:15
5:14
Temp °C
20
20
19
18
17
17
16
19
22
21
19
18
17
16
16
19
22
20
19
18
17
16
16
19
19
20
20
18
17
17
16
19
19
18
17
17
16
15
15
18
19
17
17
18
16
16
16
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.7
ENE
8
1.1
NE
6
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
8
1.4
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
Energy kJ
58
59
59
75
73
69
66
66
16
14
12
58
67
130
116
93
4
4
4
5
178
155
142
161
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
5
1
1
1
1
35
31
8
11
56
10
5
4
1
1
7
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.3
S
8
0.1
S
15
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
1
1
1
20
1
1
1
4
4
11
4
4
4
4
4
7
7
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.5
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.9
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
5
1.5
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
Energy kJ
73
175
100
86
87
52
38
17
91
77
133
201
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
20
355
0
0
0
0
0
2
104
60
103
2
0
0
0
2
294
283
43
2
0
0
0
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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