Depot Beach surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
22.6° C
(Which is 2.4°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 8PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
1
SE
10
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.6
ESE
8
1.6
NE
5
1.8
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
505
453
391
362
265
184
185
251
238
187
163
220
198
155
123
112
54
127
192
133
132
116
67
67
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
N
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:51PM0.99m
1:34AM1.43m
3:04PM1.01m
2:45AM1.37m
4:09PM1.07m
3:52AM1.33m
Low Tide
7:02PM0.53m
8:43AM0.20m
8:21PM0.55m
9:46AM0.21m
9:38PM0.52m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
6:30
6:31
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5:24
5:22
5:22
5:21
Temp °C
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
17
20
19
17
16
15
15
15
18
24
22
19
17
16
15
14
18
17
17
17
15
14
14
14
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
13
16
21
18
17
16
14
12
11
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
1
ESE
9
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
Energy kJ
505
453
391
362
250
184
185
251
238
187
163
220
198
155
123
112
54
33
24
14
132
91
67
67
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.1
ESE
11
1
E
11
1.1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Energy kJ
505
422
303
251
265
160
184
128
99
95
64
61
34
32
32
22
15
14
9
9
13
13
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.6
ESE
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
N
10
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
111
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
15
14
2
5
5
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
NE
2
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.5
N
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.9
ENE
4
1.6
NE
5
1.8
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.1
N
5
1.3
NE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
13
24
7
17
18
6
5
25
127
192
133
64
116
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
15
60
0
0
0
0
0
2
60
60
2
0
0
0
0
2
43
93
26
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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