Douglas Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.06° S 140.75° E

Douglas Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Douglas Point sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.9° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Douglas Point at 9AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 19). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (19 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
3
7
8
4
4
5
5
4
6
6
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.3
WSW
15
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
10
3
W
13
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
13
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
16
4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
979
856
816
871
816
711
1123
1441
1279
1146
2652
1985
1896
2305
2190
4015
4430
4575
4279
4518
4164
3721
7109
7381
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:24AM0.90m
2:22PM0.85m
4:04AM0.86m
2:18PM0.84m
4:52AM0.81m
1:56PM0.83m
Low Tide
9:00AM0.52m
9:07PM0.19m
9:16AM0.62m
9:28PM0.20m
9:18AM0.70m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
6:45
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5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
7
7
8
7
7
6
7
7
7
8
8
6
6
9
8
8
7
8
8
8
8
9
9
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