Douglas Point surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 ACST
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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
16.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Douglas Point today?

The current surf forecast for Douglas Point at 5PM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)8ft (2.5m)18s
Afternoon (28 Apr)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (28 Apr)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
5
5
4
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
19
2.3
SW
19
2.4
SW
18
2.5
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3506
3527
3600
4348
5491
5366
4823
4643
4585
4738
4619
4214
3813
3467
3636
3586
3119
2703
2536
2166
2229
2004
1902
1983
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
15
NW
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:23PM0.83m
11:05AM0.81m
10:40PM0.81m
11:25AM0.94m
10:56PM0.79m
11:52AM1.04m
Low Tide
4:59AM0.57m
5:00PM0.59m
4:47AM0.50m
5:45PM0.56m
4:58AM0.41m
6:21PM0.54m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:43
6:45
6:46
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5:22
5:22
5:21
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
18
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
21
21
22
22
22
20
19
21
23
25
26
22
11
10
11
13
15
14
14
14
13
12
11
12
20
19
19
19
17
15
13
15
18
20
21
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
19
2.4
SW
18
2.5
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
Energy kJ
1723
3527
3600
4348
5491
5366
4823
4643
4585
4738
4619
4214
3813
3467
3636
3586
3119
2703
2536
2166
2229
2004
1902
1983
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
19
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
SW
11
0.4
NW
5
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
3506
1609
1391
636
493
8
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NW
5
0.4
NNE
3
0.7
N
3
Energy kJ
3
13
21
27
4
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
80
80
80
80
7
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
13
0
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
6
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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