Depot Beach surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 26 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
21.3° 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 5PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (26 May)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (26 May)8ft (2.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
!
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
!
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.5
E
12
3
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
13
2.4
ENE
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.6
E
11
2.5
E
10
3
E
9
3.5
E
9
3.5
E
9
3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1271
1415
1415
1271
1392
1897
2233
2078
2025
1901
1697
1532
1378
1214
1045
1027
909
786
652
1371
1402
1814
1809
1308
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
E
10
ENE
5
N
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:20AM1.15m
5:07PM1.29m
5:15AM1.09m
5:46PM1.35m
6:06AM1.06m
6:22PM1.40m
Low Tide
10:36AM0.31m
11:26PM0.41m
11:14AM0.35m
00:16AM0.35m
11:51AM0.38m
1:01AM0.30m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:54
4:54
4:53
2
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
6
12
4
4
4
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
16
15
16
16
15
18
21
19
18
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
19
19
18
18
16
17
15
15
17
15
16
16
14
18
21
18
19
16
16
15
15
16
16
18
18
18
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.5
E
12
3
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
13
2.4
ENE
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.6
E
11
0.5
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
S
11
3
E
9
3
E
9
Energy kJ
1271
1415
1415
1271
1392
1897
2233
2078
2025
1901
1697
1532
1378
1214
1045
1027
909
786
652
12
2
9
1595
1308
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.1
S
14
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.7
SSW
4
0.4
SSE
8
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
Energy kJ
23
24
21
20
20
8
8
8
17
28
41
57
55
52
51
4
49
32
17
19
9
23
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.5
SW
4
0.1
S
17
0.5
S
8
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
7
6
4
6
6
6
6
6
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
7
6
30
21
2
20
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.9
S
8
1.1
S
4
1.1
S
4
1.2
S
5
2.5
E
10
3
E
9
3.5
E
9
3.5
E
9
Energy kJ
10
111
42
46
62
1371
1402
1814
1809
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
15
0
0
2
0
0
0
60
32
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
34
320
282
144
37
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
9
6
7
6
6
8
6
6
6
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
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