Douglas Point surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Wednesday 13 May 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
16.4° 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 4AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (14 May)4.5ft (1.4m)20s
Evening (14 May)8ft (2.5m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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)
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
3
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
21
1.4
WSW
20
2.3
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
1.8
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
495
431
369
157
177
330
389
1469
3533
4191
4271
3834
3614
3336
2850
2381
1900
1724
1442
1243
1303
1490
1834
1777
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
NNE
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
15
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:57PM0.82m
11:06AM0.99m
10:26PM0.75m
11:37AM1.09m
10:44PM0.68m
12:11PM1.17m
Low Tide
4:40PM0.66m
4:11AM0.52m
5:43PM0.61m
4:22AM0.45m
6:39PM0.58m
4:37AM0.37m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
7:00
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:06
5:05
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
20
19
18
17
17
15
19
21
20
19
18
17
16
16
19
20
19
15
15
15
14
14
17
17
17
16
15
13
13
11
15
18
17
15
14
13
11
11
15
15
15
11
12
12
11
9
13
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.4
WSW
20
2.3
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
Energy kJ
495
431
369
157
149
330
362
1469
3533
4191
4271
3834
3614
3336
2850
2381
1900
1724
1442
1243
1303
1490
1834
1723
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
8
0.5
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
21
1.1
WSW
14
0.3
ESE
6
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
1.2
WNW
7
0.2
WSW
22
0.4
SW
20
1.8
SW
17
Energy kJ
14
18
14
142
142
175
389
515
6
68
39
131
45
100
1777
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.3
S
8
0.4
SW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
SW
12
0.6
W
12
0.4
SSW
11
Energy kJ
15
13
81
120
177
116
104
51
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.4
NE
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.5
N
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
NNW
5
1.4
NW
6
1.1
NW
7
1.4
NW
6
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
7
Energy kJ
18
37
1
3
5
7
19
20
21
13
18
33
143
109
153
181
189
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
80
0
0
0
13
13
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
3
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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