Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Depot Beach today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Depot Beach at 1PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Depot Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
100 | 90 | 62 | 103 | 132 | 118 | 98 | 128 | 214 | 164 | 151 | 151 | 258 | 200 | 191 | 147 | 131 | 200 | 232 | 213 | 376 | 538 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:54AM0.92m | 5:42PM1.36m | 6:35AM0.98m | 6:24PM1.42m | 7:11AM1.04m | 7:03PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06AM0.53m | 00:37AM0.30m | 11:55AM0.47m | 1:13AM0.24m | 12:38PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 9 | NE 7 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
54 | 47 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 118 | 98 | 88 | 124 | 25 | 151 | 13 | 174 | 200 | 191 | 147 | 131 | 119 | 104 | 91 | 93 | 95 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | E 13 | S 18 | E 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 9 | S 16 | S 9 | S 8 | S 16 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 14 |
83 | 83 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 17 | S 16 | — | S 16 | — | — | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 15 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 20 | — | 22 | 21 | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 |
100 | 90 | 62 | 103 | 132 | 152 | — | 128 | 214 | 164 | — | 151 | 258 | — | 1 | 3 | 48 | 200 | 232 | 213 | 376 | 538 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 109 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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