Depot Beach surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 24 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
21.4° C
(Which is 2.8°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: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)--
Afternoon (24 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (24 May)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
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4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.5
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
2.5
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2373
2139
1954
1921
1760
1597
1444
1419
1444
1444
1463
1488
1365
1369
1392
1415
1725
2871
2513
2640
2640
2354
2432
2217
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
ENE
10
NE
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
5
E
10
N
10
WSW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:34PM1.15m
3:20AM1.23m
4:24PM1.22m
4:20AM1.15m
5:07PM1.29m
5:15AM1.09m
Low Tide
9:20PM0.51m
9:53AM0.27m
10:27PM0.47m
10:36AM0.31m
11:26PM0.41m
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light rain
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light rain
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heavy rain
light rain
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clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:54
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4:57
4:55
4:55
4:54
1
2
1
1
10
13
4
2
Temp °C
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
18
20
19
18
17
16
15
15
16
18
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
17
19
19
19
17
15
14
14
16
18
17
15
16
15
15
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
2.5
E
13
Energy kJ
2373
2139
1954
1921
1760
1597
1444
1419
1444
1444
1463
1488
1365
1369
1392
1415
21
21
2513
2640
2640
2354
2432
2217
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
9
Energy kJ
6
6
21
20
39
37
33
30
26
28
25
24
6
6
9
8
8
8
8
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
7
7
6
2
7
7
6
4
6
6
6
6
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
5
2.5
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
2
NE
7
3.5
ENE
8
Energy kJ
53
1725
2871
373
1422
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
32
32
2
0
0
0
0
2
32
32
0
0
0
0
0
15
15
15
2
2
2
2
2
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
6
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
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