Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.06° S 140.75° E

Douglas Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Douglas Point sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.7° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Douglas Point at 6AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (18 Oct)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
201
221
301
293
373
331
453
721
895
1525
1265
1582
2827
2629
2432
2111
1835
1835
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
N
30
N
20
NNW
5
WSW
20
E
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:27AM0.95m
1:03PM0.75m
5:03AM0.89m
Low Tide
8:42PM0.21m
10:26AM0.72m
8:46PM0.28m
8:34PM0.36m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
22
22
20
19
17
21
24
24
23
22
20
18
17
21
25
25
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Feels °C
20
19
16
16
13
17
21
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20
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16
14
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16
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22
19
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