Depot Beach surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 05 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 1.9°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: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (05 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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)
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
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3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.9
SSW
7
2.5
S
7
3
S
9
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2
S
10
1.7
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
802
705
705
679
593
582
582
572
476
659
441
377
442
370
326
260
356
661
1341
1725
1524
1698
784
533
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
ESE
0
ENE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
5
N
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:26PM1.39m
11:28AM0.93m
11:09PM1.34m
12:20PM0.91m
11:56PM1.30m
Low Tide
3:55PM0.51m
5:26AM0.29m
4:35PM0.55m
6:14AM0.33m
5:22PM0.59m
7:06AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:39
6:39
6:41
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5:10
5:09
5:08
5:08
Temp °C
21
19
17
16
14
13
12
17
20
21
17
14
14
13
14
13
14
12
12
11
9
8
8
16
17
16
16
14
12
11
10
16
17
17
14
11
10
9
10
7
7
4
4
4
4
4
3
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
0.4
SSE
6
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
2.3
S
10
2
S
10
1.7
S
10
Energy kJ
802
705
705
679
593
582
582
572
476
11
441
377
442
370
326
260
214
176
131
78
52
1039
784
533
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.5
S
9
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.1
S
13
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
6
6
6
41
85
70
47
24
27
3
6
2
2
6
5
2
5
2
2
2
53
52
52
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
5
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
6
5
24
23
23
24
4
14
14
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
9
1.7
ENE
10
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NNE
5
0.5
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.7
WNW
4
1.1
WSW
4
1.9
SSW
7
2.5
S
7
3
S
9
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
W
3
Energy kJ
235
659
27
26
5
5
13
41
356
661
1341
1725
1524
1698
17
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
15
109
0
0
0
0
0
0
43
60
2
0
0
0
2
19
19
37
501
19
2
2
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
5
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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