Depot Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s happening at Depot Beach over the next couple of weeks. Honestly, we’re looking at a pretty drawn-out, quiet stretch for the most part. The surf is tiny and the conditions are all over the place, so you’ll need to be patient. There’s a small window about a week and a half out that could offer the only proper session of the whole outlook.

Right now, through the start of the week and well into the second week, it’s pretty flat and messy. Monday morning has a tiny 2ft south swell, but the period is short at 8 seconds and the water is sitting at a mild 62°. That’s about 1° warmer than average for the time of year, nothing to get excited about. The winds are glassy from the SSE, so it’s clean, but the combined swell energy is a weak 98. It’s barely surfable. That afternoon and the days following just get worse – light onshore breezes, small cross-shore junk, and hardly any push.

Wednesday the 19th afternoon picks up a bit of size to 5ft from the ENE, but it’s coming with a nasty 25 km/h cross-onshore wind and a period of only 5 seconds, making it a total washout. Thursday and Friday stay small and wind-affected, with heights lingering around 2ft. The combined energy dips as low as 24 by Sunday the 23rd. There’s a solid week or more of nothing worth paddling out for – just tiny dribbles and chop.

Now, if you’ve got the patience, things change on Wednesday the 26th of August. That morning, a 3ft south swell with a period of 11 seconds is stacking up nicely. The wind is light and cross-off from the SSW, so it’ll be clean. The combined energy hits 225, which is moderate but the best we’ve seen. This is the standout – light offshore, decent shape, and the swell direction is coming from the south, which matches up well for the exposed SE-facing setup here. It’s not big, but for the quiet spell we’ve been in, this is the only session that’s genuinely worth it.

Thursday the 27th morning still has some clean 2ft swell from the SSE, but after that, it starts to get messy again. Friday the 28th sees a bigger 7ft to 7ft NE swell push through, but the period is short at 8 seconds and the winds are cross to cross-onshore, so it’s lumpy and disorganised – really only for the experienced crew, and even then, it’s not ideal. Saturday the 29th morning offers a reprieve with glassy conditions and a 4ft NE swell, but the period stays short.

After the 30th, it fades back into small, onshore slop and the outlook closes out flat and windy. That Wednesday the 26th is your one good call – get on it if you can.

Rusty.

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