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Douglas Point Surf Forecast
/ SA – East Coast (28 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Douglas Point surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Monday 18 May 2026 ACSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Douglas Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Douglas Point sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Douglas Point today?
The current surf forecast for Douglas Point at 7PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Douglas Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
1415 | 1243 | 1158 | 1047 | 988 | 1062 | 1043 | 1123 | 1350 | 1176 | 1244 | 1199 | 1146 | 1124 | 1067 | 1088 | 1154 | 1113 | 1115 | 1194 | 3130 | 2754 | 2606 | 2822 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:22PM1.23m | 1:58PM1.22m | 2:36PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41AM0.19m | 6:11AM0.19m | 6:44AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — |
 | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 1415 | 1243 | 1158 | 1047 | 988 | 384 | 187 | 202 | 323 | 522 | 621 | 528 | 600 | 763 | 728 | 1088 | 1154 | 1113 | 1037 | 1174 | 3130 | 2754 | 2606 | 2822 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | — | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 72 | 117 | 72 | 71 | 186 | 303 | 253 | 181 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 802 | 844 | 940 | 1014 | 1115 | 1194 | 1193 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 4 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1062 | 1043 | 1123 | 1350 | 1176 | 1244 | 1199 | 1146 | 1124 | 1067 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 267 | 303 | 86 | 86 | 80 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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