Depot Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.63° S 150.33° E

Depot Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Depot Beach sea temperature is
17.0° C
0.6° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Depot Beach at 1PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
NE
7
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
70
37
49
24
36
31
35
84
56
56
55
55
48
46
43
30
19
19
23
19
39
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SE
10
E
0
NE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
NW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:52PM1.35m
2:22AM1.00m
2:56PM1.40m
3:45AM0.97m
4:03PM1.47m
Low Tide
7:10AM0.35m
8:32PM0.39m
8:09AM0.40m
9:51PM0.33m
9:16AM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
8
12
15
15
13
10
8
7
7
12
14
14
13
12
10
8
7
11
15
15
13
11
Feels °C
5
10
11
10
9
7
5
4
4
9
10
11
12
10
7
5
4
9
12
11
9
8
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