Depot Beach surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 07 May 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
21.4° C
(Which is 1.7°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 4PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (07 May)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (07 May)8ft (2.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
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4
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
10
1.9
S
7
2
S
7
2.2
SSW
7
2.5
S
8
2.3
SSW
9
1.8
S
9
1.9
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.9
S
11
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
312
312
388
448
878
772
487
813
502
299
862
1207
1044
958
2451
2177
1802
1360
656
490
397
318
297
277
Wind (km/h)
10
W
20
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
0
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
12:20PM0.91m
11:56PM1.30m
1:18PM0.91m
00:49AM1.26m
2:18PM0.94m
1:46AM1.24m
Low Tide
6:14AM0.33m
5:22PM0.59m
7:06AM0.35m
6:18PM0.61m
7:58AM0.34m
7:25PM0.62m
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:39
6:41
6:41
6:41
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5:08
5:08
5:07
5:07
1
Temp °C
13
11
13
14
12
10
9
8
9
15
20
20
16
14
12
12
12
16
18
17
16
15
14
14
10
6
4
6
5
5
5
3
4
9
14
14
11
10
9
9
9
13
15
15
16
14
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
S
11
1.8
S
9
1.9
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.3
S
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
11
2
S
11
1.8
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
S
8
Energy kJ
312
260
214
176
131
198
487
813
502
299
33
35
39
42
1595
1376
1116
890
656
490
397
318
297
277
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
4
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.9
S
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
Energy kJ
4
2
2
102
203
52
51
50
2
2
44
43
43
43
43
45
45
46
46
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
N
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
19
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
5
6
2
78
2
2
2
2
7
7
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
4
1.9
S
7
2
S
7
2.2
SSW
7
2.5
S
8
2.3
SSW
9
0.7
WSW
5
0.9
W
4
0.8
W
4
1
W
4
1.9
S
11
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
Energy kJ
8
312
388
448
878
772
25
33
16
33
862
1207
1044
958
2451
2177
1802
1360
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
15
34
37
19
0
0
0
0
0
15
15
15
15
2
2
2
0
15
15
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
6
5
4
4
5
3
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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