Douglas Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.06° S 140.75° E

Douglas Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Douglas Point sea temperature is
14.4°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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Douglas Point at 1PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 6.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (31 Aug)11ft (3.5m)17s
Evening (31 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
6
7
8
6
5
4
4
2
1
2
2
0
3
3
4
6
5
5
5
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4368
4368
3644
7747
7095
5720
4834
4218
3585
2936
2169
2010
1784
3649
3601
4022
5468
6227
6554
6512
6864
6912
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
SW
5
NNE
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
30
N
35
NNW
40
NW
30
NNW
30
NW
20
SSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:49PM0.92m
2:03AM0.95m
1:56PM0.84m
2:31AM0.97m
1:56PM0.78m
Low Tide
7:43AM0.28m
7:53PM0.29m
8:10AM0.33m
8:01PM0.23m
8:36AM0.41m
8:12PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:45
 mm
6
2
1
Temp °C
10
10
14
15
15
15
14
11
12
16
18
13
14
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
12
14
14
13
10
5
5
8
9
8
9
8
8
7
5
7
7
7
7
6
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