Depot Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.63° S 150.33° E

Depot Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Depot Beach sea temperature is
17.2°C
0.9° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Depot Beach at 5PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
2
2
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
10
1.5
S
8
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
291
224
201
201
161
302
711
698
604
427
363
307
221
249
190
184
298
139
130
122
125
125
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
0
SW
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
5
S
10
SE
10
ENE
5
E
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
5
NE
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:46AM1.11m
7:40PM1.50m
8:19AM1.17m
8:17PM1.49m
8:53AM1.24m
8:54PM1.46m
Low Tide
1:20PM0.36m
2:17AM0.16m
2:00PM0.32m
2:48AM0.14m
2:42PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
10
12
14
14
13
12
10
9
9
13
15
15
14
13
13
11
11
14
15
15
14
12
Feels °C
8
11
10
11
12
10
8
7
7
11
13
13
13
11
11
9
9
13
13
13
13
11
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