Depot Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.63° S 150.33° E

Depot Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Depot Beach sea temperature is
17.9°C
1.2° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Depot Beach at 3PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (21 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (21 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
0
0
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1
0
2
3
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
1.6
SSE
6
3
S
8
3.5
S
9
3
S
8
2.4
S
8
1.8
S
7
0.9
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
SSE
9
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
2.1
NE
6
2.2
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
218
1041
1744
1046
692
343
191
500
354
256
186
158
115
108
106
80
108
104
307
427
325
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
10
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
NW
5
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:33AM0.90m
4:14PM1.26m
5:20AM0.96m
5:05PM1.31m
5:59AM1.04m
5:49PM1.36m
Low Tide
9:41AM0.60m
11:14PM0.36m
10:40AM0.54m
11:53PM0.30m
11:30AM0.47m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
16
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
16
16
17
16
16
Feels °C
14
13
7
8
8
7
7
8
9
10
11
12
11
11
11
12
13
16
14
16
17
17
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