Douglas Point surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Sunday 03 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
17.0° C
(Which is 1.4°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 7AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (03 May)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (03 May)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
7
6
7
4
3
3
5
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
5
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
3
WNW
13
4
W
13
4
W
12
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
4
WNW
11
4
W
11
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
10
3.5
W
10
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
SW
10
3
SW
9
2
SW
12
2.5
SW
10
1.6
SSW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1167
1349
1512
3296
5387
5178
3617
3496
3479
3952
3188
2454
2539
3890
3740
2572
2068
1509
1265
1199
1327
4405
4075
3187
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
N
35
NNW
35
NW
35
WNW
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
NW
15
NW
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:45PM0.74m
1:19PM1.18m
11:59PM0.73m
1:48PM1.18m
00:11AM0.73m
2:16PM1.17m
Low Tide
5:58AM0.23m
7:56PM0.59m
6:19AM0.22m
8:27PM0.63m
6:39AM0.23m
9:02PM0.66m
mod rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:48
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:15
5:15
7
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
16
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
12
10
9
8
8
7
7
7
5
6
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
9
10
11
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
3
WNW
13
4
W
13
4
W
12
1.9
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
3.5
W
11
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.5
SW
10
1.9
SW
8
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
14
Energy kJ
1167
1349
1512
2628
5387
5178
1182
846
767
3190
357
431
748
854
1058
1188
1150
1199
493
4405
4075
3187
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
1.6
WNW
9
1.9
SW
14
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.8
SW
12
0.1
S
9
0.1
SW
20
0.7
SSW
17
1.7
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
0.2
SSW
24
0.2
SSW
23
0.4
SW
22
Energy kJ
6
363
1512
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
181
2
15
290
907
1048
54
54
120
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
16
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.8
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
23
Energy kJ
45
2
2
2
2
2
317
596
1327
54
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
8
0.7
N
4
3
WNW
13
4
WNW
13
4
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
4
WNW
11
4
W
11
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
10
3.5
W
10
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
SW
10
3
SW
9
2.5
SW
9
Energy kJ
114
193
17
3296
4872
4975
3617
3496
3479
3952
3188
2454
2539
3890
3740
2572
2068
1509
1265
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Distance (km)
0
0
13
156
80
80
156
192
192
192
215
279
280
546
287
336
336
287
86
86
80
80
0
13
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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