Douglas Point surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 17 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
16.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Douglas Point today?

The current surf forecast for Douglas Point at 6PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
2
4
4
3
4
4
3
1
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.4
SSE
1.2
S
1
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)151414141413131313121212121010101010131312161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)632451444491377335552702245821071211835718578407371320279402296331692634643553499
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
10
WSW
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcrossonononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:28PM
1.04
12:18AM
0.75
12:55PM
1.11
12:23AM
0.69
1:25PM
1.15
12:21AM
0.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:00PM
0.41
6:03AM
0.31
7:35PM
0.44
6:14AM
0.24
8:08PM
0.49
6:28AM
0.17
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------6:35-------6:35-------6:37
Sunset-5:37-------5:36-------5:35------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131312121111101114131414141414172123171615141414
Feels °C (?)88899978119119979121620141413121111
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