Depot Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's get into it.

First out of the gates, and frankly, the pick of the entire run, is Depot Beach. We're looking at a few windows of proper, clean surf, but you gotta be patient. The next week and a half is mostly junk—small, messy, and all over the place. There's a real dry spell from Wednesday the 3rd through to about Wednesday the 9th. A few rideable waves sneak in there, but nothing you'd paddle out for. Water temp is 63°, which is a touch warmer than average for this time of year, nothing crazy.

The first glimmer of hope comes on the morning of Thursday the 10th. A solid pulse of S swell bumps things up to 5ft, with light cross-off wind and clean conditions, and the energy jumps to 699 – that's a big jump from the dribble we've had. It's a bit raw though, more for the experienced crew. Afternoon still has size (4ft) but the wind goes cross and it gets messy.

Then we hit the real standout.

The morning of Friday the 11th is where it's at. Glassy conditions with a clean 4ft of S swell and a lovely 11-second period (318 energy). That's proper groundswell, and it's going to be threading through. This is the first true highlight—if you can only paddle out once in the next week and a half, this is your window. The 11-second period will give it some push, and with the glass, it'll be as good as it gets.

After that, things get a bit lumpy again for a few days. We've got wind and chop on the 12th, and then a bit of a rebuild Sunday the 14th into Monday the 15th, but it's still messy.

The second standout arrives on the morning of Tuesday the 15th. Glassy conditions again, with 5ft of ESE swell, 8-second period, and 404 energy. Bigger, clean, and powerful. This one has some grunt to it. Over 5ft is pushing it for beginners, so leave this one to the guys who know what they're doing.

But the real finale. Wednesday the 16th is the don. The morning kicks off with 6ft of ENE swell (8-sec period) with a gentle offshore wind and 568 energy. The afternoon builds to 7ft with cross-off wind. This is the biggest, cleanest swell of the whole run. Big size is getting proper—expert territory for sure. It's not a day for the learner crew. I'd be calling in sick for this one. After that, Thursday the 17th looks like it's backing off and getting a bit onshore again.

So, in summary: the next week is bleak. Friday the 11th morning is your first clean window with proper groundswell. But Tuesday the 15th morning and especially Wednesday the 16th are the real standouts. Big, clean, and powerful. Just make sure you've got the skills for it.

Rusty out.

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