Douglas Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.06° S 140.75° E

Douglas Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Douglas Point sea temperature is
14.6° C
1.0° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Douglas Point at 4AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (16 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (16 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
4
5
4
5
4
5
2
0
0
0
2
4
5
5
4
2
5
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.1
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5512
4757
4310
3761
3544
3372
3208
2886
2594
2557
2171
2284
2933
2140
3619
3955
3565
3424
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
E
5
E
0
NE
10
SE
10
ENE
15
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
SE
15
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:40AM0.84m
2:04PM0.95m
2:14AM0.89m
2:12PM0.91m
Low Tide
8:07PM0.42m
7:45AM0.30m
8:14PM0.34m
8:13AM0.36m
8:28PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
16
17
17
15
Feels °C
8
8
9
10
10
9
8
6
6
7
9
8
10
11
13
13
14
11
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