Douglas Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.06° S 140.75° E

Douglas Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Douglas Point sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.8° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Douglas Point at 11AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)13ft (4.0m)17s
Afternoon (23 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (23 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
8
8
8
9
8
8
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
16
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7225
5998
4835
8273
6128
5649
4896
4081
3298
2785
2458
2155
1822
1643
1671
1671
1697
1862
2340
2467
2561
4018
3810
3757
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
WNW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:20PM0.91m
12:08PM0.98m
1:38AM0.47m
12:16PM1.04m
Low Tide
10:01PM0.29m
9:53PM0.36m
8:49PM0.41m
3:36AM0.46m
8:07PM0.43m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
2
3
2
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
13
14
12
11
11
11
11
13
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
8
7
6
6
9
11
11
11
11
9
9
7
10
11
10
9
9
10
10
10
8
6
7
7
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