Depot Beach surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 19 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
21.7° C
(Which is 2.7°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 10PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)--
Afternoon (19 May)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (19 May)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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)
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
11
2.2
ENE
11
2
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.8
S
9
2
S
9
1.6
ENE
11
2
S
9
1.8
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1
E
10
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
S
8
0.9
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
587
1071
1207
1134
920
759
672
564
607
588
649
544
707
554
412
349
294
260
333
264
200
199
163
147
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:15PM1.69m
11:25AM1.07m
11:11PM1.62m
12:28PM1.05m
00:11AM1.53m
Low Tide
3:45PM0.36m
5:15AM-0.00m
4:41PM0.41m
6:15AM0.05m
5:43PM0.47m
7:14AM0.11m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
4:59
4:58
4:58
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
13
12
11
11
14
17
18
16
14
13
12
12
14
15
16
15
14
13
12
12
14
12
13
12
11
9
8
8
11
12
14
12
10
10
9
9
10
11
13
13
11
10
9
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
11
2.2
ENE
11
2
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
S
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
Energy kJ
587
1071
1207
1134
920
759
672
564
575
561
380
419
339
346
333
265
260
260
255
255
200
163
157
147
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.5
ENE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.2
S
14
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
6
Energy kJ
342
320
487
52
56
100
16
32
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
13
Energy kJ
4
17
16
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
5
2
S
6
2.1
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.8
S
8
2.2
S
8
2
S
8
1.8
S
9
2
S
9
1.9
S
9
2
S
9
1.8
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.1
S
8
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
7
Energy kJ
117
318
413
349
396
670
568
493
607
588
649
544
707
554
412
349
294
251
333
264
133
199
163
134
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
19
15
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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