Douglas Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.06° S 140.75° E

Douglas Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Douglas Point sea temperature is
14.5°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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Douglas Point at 1PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 18). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
7
5
3
3
3
3
3
7
3
5
2
2
3
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
3.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5006
4367
3832
3604
3344
3468
3857
4748
3597
3605
2684
2233
1810
1252
2554
3093
2761
2487
2119
2185
1902
4756
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
30
N
40
N
45
NNW
45
NW
45
WNW
40
W
35
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:24PM0.78m
3:54AM0.85m
1:00PM0.79m
4:37AM0.78m
12:18PM0.82m
Low Tide
8:52AM0.61m
8:28PM0.16m
8:54AM0.69m
8:37PM0.22m
7:55AM0.75m
8:31PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
10
13
17
16
16
15
15
16
15
17
18
18
18
18
16
14
17
20
18
15
14
13
Feels °C
5
7
10
9
9
8
7
9
8
10
11
12
13
13
10
7
8
10
9
7
6
6
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