Depot Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.63° S 150.33° E

Depot Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Depot Beach sea temperature is
18.2°C
1.6° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Depot Beach at 1AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (17 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (17 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
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4
4
3
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
9
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.4
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2663
2153
1514
1057
1039
528
404
341
293
293
290
264
192
166
171
136
106
92
Wind (km/h)
35
S
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
ESE
15
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
N
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
11:57PM0.98m
12:06PM1.28m
00:55AM0.90m
1:00PM1.24m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.37m
5:29AM0.49m
7:02PM0.42m
6:14AM0.56m
8:12PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
9
9
8
12
14
13
13
11
10
9
9
15
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
5
4
4
5
4
9
10
9
11
9
7
7
6
13
14
15
16
14
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