Depot Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.63° S 150.33° E

Depot Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Depot Beach sea temperature is
17.1° C
0.5° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Depot Beach at 6AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
6
1
SSE
6
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
S
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.3
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
69
69
48
31
105
48
70
48
48
47
46
45
27
24
30
29
58
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
0
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
SW
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NNW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
9:45PM1.70m
10:41AM1.19m
10:34PM1.59m
11:29AM1.21m
Low Tide
4:33AM-0.01m
4:14PM0.31m
5:17AM0.06m
5:09PM0.36m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:05
 mm
Temp °C
15
13
13
12
11
12
14
13
12
12
11
10
10
12
14
13
12
11
Feels °C
13
11
10
10
9
10
12
11
12
11
10
8
8
11
12
11
11
9
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