Depot Beach surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 27 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
21.0° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Depot Beach today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Depot Beach at 5AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (28 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (28 May)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
2.3
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1378
1194
1045
1013
814
786
707
670
736
716
627
586
603
648
623
555
484
431
449
440
397
600
527
332
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
W
5
E
10
ESE
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
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
glassy
on
on
High Tide
5:46PM1.35m
6:06AM1.06m
6:22PM1.40m
6:53AM1.03m
6:57PM1.44m
7:37AM1.02m
Low Tide
00:16AM0.35m
11:51AM0.38m
1:01AM0.30m
12:26PM0.40m
1:42AM0.25m
1:03PM0.42m
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clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
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6:56
6:56
6:56
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4:54
4:53
4:53
1
1
2
Temp °C
18
16
15
15
15
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
19
17
16
15
15
14
16
18
17
17
15
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
14
15
15
16
15
14
14
14
13
16
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1378
1194
1045
1013
814
786
707
670
736
716
627
586
603
648
623
555
484
431
449
440
394
385
364
295
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.1
S
14
0.6
S
8
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
Energy kJ
38
35
35
4
48
22
21
5
4
4
18
8
8
17
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
392
339
332
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
14
0.3
S
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
4
4
4
6
3
10
4
18
4
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
8
0.9
S
8
1.1
S
4
1.4
S
5
1.7
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.9
S
7
2.3
S
8
2.1
S
8
Energy kJ
47
104
42
97
178
200
197
164
153
219
205
229
245
247
263
240
262
397
600
527
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
15
15
37
37
37
19
92
37
37
15
15
15
15
0
0
0
0
22
60
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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