Depot Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.63° S 150.33° E

Depot Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Depot Beach sea temperature is
18.8°C
1.6° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Depot Beach at 5PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
8
1
ESE
8
0.8
SE
8
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
NE
5
0.6
SE
8
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.6
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
1.2
NE
5
1.6
NE
5
1.8
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.8
NE
5
1
ENE
6
1.9
NE
6
2.3
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
158
136
77
61
73
42
68
68
42
38
65
146
223
171
98
69
35
72
220
413
308
308
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
E
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State
off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:16PM1.21m
3:50AM0.89m
3:21PM1.20m
4:49AM0.95m
4:22PM1.21m
Low Tide
7:36AM0.63m
9:33PM0.41m
8:50AM0.64m
10:29PM0.39m
10:04AM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
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Temp °C
14
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
20
20
19
18
16
15
14
15
22
21
21
18
17
Feels °C
12
15
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
17
15
14
15
14
14
13
13
18
16
18
17
16
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