Depot Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.63° S 150.33° E

Issued: 3 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Depot Beach sea temperature is

18.3°C

Depot Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Depot Beach today (02 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Depot Beach at 9AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Afternoon (02 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Evening (02 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 2								Saturday 3								Sunday 4
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	1	2	3	2	2	0	1	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	SSE 8	NE 7	SSE 8	S 8	S 6	S 7	S 7	SSE 8	S 8	S 8
Wave Graph
kJ	158	181	191	169	151	128	128	141	121	156	89	91	108	160	217	247	157	334	255	331	427	416	300	245
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	S	ESE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	S	NE	S	SSW	NE	NE	NNE	SW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy
High Tide	11:59PM1.04m				12:04PM1.46m					1:13AM0.97m				1:11PM1.42m				3:35AM0.96m				2:26PM1.40m
Low Tide			5:28AM0.43m					7:05PM0.24m			6:32AM0.50m					8:22PM0.25m				7:49AM0.53m				9:35PM0.23m


	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:02	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	1	—	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	15	15	18	20	19	18	17	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	16	15	15	15	16	16	15	15	14
Feels °C	14	14	14	18	20	18	18	18	16	18	18	18	16	17	19	17	14	13	12	13	12	12	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	SSE 5	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	S 8	S 8
kJ	158	181	191	169	151	128	128	4	121	118	89	91	76	134	217	179	147	187	213	250	227	243	300	245
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSE 5	S 10	SSE 5	SSE 5	S 5	S 7	S 16	S 15	S 15	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 16	S 15	—	S 13	E 18	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	17	7	6	22	17	11	7	2	4	5	2	14	5	5	4	194	157	5	4	—	4	6	211	206
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	—	S 18	S 10	SE 5	S 8	S 16	—	S 15	S 14	S 16	—	—	—	—	E 18	S 12	SE 8
kJ	4	4	4	6	2	2	2	—	6	2	1	5	5	—	4	4	5	—	—	—	—	7	3	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	S 4	S 5	—	—	—	—	NE 8	—	NE 7	—	—	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	SSW 3	S 8	S 6	S 7	S 7	SSE 8	—	—
kJ	31	22	34	—	—	—	—	141	—	156	—	—	108	160	174	247	6	334	255	331	427	416	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	3	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	15	0	15	0	60	32	2	0	0	0	0	0	47	18	0	0	0	15	15	15	70	151	15	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	3	2	1	2	2	1		2	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	1	2	4	4	5	5	5	6	3	2	3	5	4	4	4	4	4	2	4
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