Depot Beach surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 28 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 1.6°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 10AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (28 Apr)4ft (1.2m)4s
Evening (28 Apr)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.8
NE
3
1.3
NE
5
1.5
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NNE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
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
ENE
8
1.4
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
32
32
32
14
78
122
71
69
28
23
35
58
59
59
76
73
67
66
66
75
140
77
74
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
ESE
10
E
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:44AM1.26m
6:22PM1.31m
6:31AM1.23m
6:56PM1.38m
7:14AM1.19m
7:29PM1.43m
Low Tide
11:42PM0.40m
12:02PM0.25m
00:32AM0.33m
12:36PM0.27m
1:16AM0.28m
1:08PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:31
6:33
6:33
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5:19
5:17
5:16
Temp °C
16
15
14
18
22
20
18
16
15
15
16
18
20
19
18
17
17
16
16
19
21
20
19
18
15
14
13
17
19
16
16
15
13
13
15
18
20
18
19
17
17
16
16
19
18
17
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.9
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
ENE
8
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
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.7
ENE
8
Energy kJ
32
32
32
32
6
6
6
8
45
28
13
35
58
59
59
76
73
67
66
66
75
13
12
58
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
S
8
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
5
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
9
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.3
S
8
Energy kJ
2
2
7
7
5
4
5
6
11
18
23
5
5
5
1
1
19
15
14
13
16
4
4
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.2
E
8
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.2
E
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
1
1
5
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
6
1
1
1
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
3
1.3
NE
5
1.5
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NNE
5
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NNE
3
0.1
SW
7
1
ENE
8
1.4
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
Energy kJ
14
78
122
71
69
1
1
1
7
1
2
140
77
74
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
162
105
103
2
176
510
22
0
0
0
2
103
190
285
0
0
0
0
0
2
355
60
32
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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