Douglas Point surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 30 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
16.8° C
(Which is 1.1°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 12AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (01 May)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (01 May)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
3
2
1
3
2
4
4
5
5
5
4
3
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
11
3.5
W
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2032
1983
2140
2140
2383
2082
2185
2004
1688
1519
1387
1280
1099
1099
1116
1052
976
976
1346
1994
4011
5355
5781
6250
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
35
N
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:13PM0.77m
12:21PM1.12m
11:29PM0.75m
12:51PM1.16m
11:45PM0.74m
1:19PM1.18m
Low Tide
6:21PM0.54m
5:16AM0.33m
6:55PM0.55m
5:37AM0.27m
7:26PM0.57m
5:58AM0.23m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
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6:47
6:48
6:48
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5:20
5:19
5:17
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
25
22
20
20
18
20
25
27
25
25
24
23
23
23
25
19
15
14
14
13
12
15
16
14
20
16
13
13
11
13
19
22
20
19
17
16
16
15
18
13
12
10
10
8
7
9
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
2.2
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
11
3.5
W
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
2032
1983
2140
2140
2383
2082
2185
2004
1688
1519
1387
1280
1099
1099
1116
1052
976
976
1030
1479
4011
5355
5781
6250
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.3
WNW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.7
NW
6
0.4
NW
7
0.2
E
5
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.7
SW
13
1.9
SW
14
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
2
2
6
37
44
89
62
49
35
18
40
12
2
209
183
1042
1408
3
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.2
E
5
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
2
2
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
5
0.7
NW
6
0.7
NNW
3
0.8
NNW
4
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.9
NW
6
1.1
NW
7
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
1
N
4
0.9
NE
4
1.1
N
4
1.8
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.7
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
11
0.6
N
4
Energy kJ
23
32
11
22
4
10
66
127
8
12
17
29
21
39
336
318
330
1346
1994
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
13
13
13
13
0
0
21
13
21
21
192
21
193
0
0
0
0
0
156
80
80
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
4
4
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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