Depot Beach surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 13 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
21.9° C
(Which is 2.6°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 6AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (13 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (13 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.2
SE
9
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
320
320
320
309
303
262
251
102
101
78
67
57
54
42
43
42
53
68
68
74
95
131
135
126
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
0
NE
0
ESE
0
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
5
NNE
5
NW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:43AM1.24m
5:30PM1.36m
5:40AM1.25m
6:13PM1.48m
6:37AM1.25m
6:57PM1.60m
Low Tide
10:46PM0.44m
11:03AM0.21m
11:43PM0.31m
11:47AM0.20m
00:38AM0.19m
12:32PM0.20m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:02
5:02
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
16
16
17
17
18
19
19
18
17
16
15
15
17
19
18
18
17
15
15
15
16
16
17
18
15
16
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
15
14
14
17
18
17
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
0.3
E
11
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
Energy kJ
68
43
41
39
303
262
21
61
59
57
67
52
54
42
43
42
53
68
68
74
95
131
135
126
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
17
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
11
10
9
24
21
21
2
21
21
9
57
57
40
40
39
39
40
41
27
26
26
8
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
23
0.1
NE
10
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
13
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
11
4
22
20
14
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
2
8
2
2
8
2
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
9
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
Energy kJ
320
320
320
309
251
102
101
78
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
34
15
15
15
15
19
15
37
0
0
0
0
0
0
60
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
93
32
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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