Douglas Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.06° S 140.75° E

Douglas Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Douglas Point sea temperature is
15.3° C
1.2° 

Douglas Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Douglas Point today (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Douglas Point at 11AM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 8.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (16 Jul)11ft (3.5m)15s

Table - waves today at Douglas Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6186
6428
6461
5659
6818
6554
5605
5089
4875
5273
5879
5783
5428
4657
3971
3615
3257
3052
2623
2227
1905
1643
1430
1359
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:15PM1.18m
00:27AM0.64m
2:33PM1.13m
1:25AM0.72m
2:48PM1.07m
Low Tide
6:02AM0.27m
9:51PM0.61m
6:51AM0.29m
9:23PM0.60m
7:35AM0.34m
9:18PM0.55m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
10
10
9
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
7
7
6
7
9
9
9
7
7
7
7
10
11
11
10
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