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Douglas Point Surf Forecast
/ SA – East Coast (28 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Douglas Point surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Saturday 16 May 2026 ACSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.6° 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 8AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Douglas Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | |
1442 | 1243 | 1303 | 1606 | 1834 | 1970 | 5999 | 6196 | 5529 | 4608 | 3789 | 3212 | 2786 | 2243 | 2491 | 2454 | 2345 | 2207 | 1915 | 1572 | 1415 | 1344 | 1158 | 1047 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:44PM0.68m | 12:11PM1.17m | 10:49PM0.63m | 12:46PM1.22m | 10:35PM0.61m | 1:22PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37AM0.37m | 7:34PM0.58m | 4:54AM0.30m | 8:35PM0.60m | 5:16AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 1442 | 1243 | 1303 | 1606 | 1834 | 1363 | 5999 | 6196 | 5529 | 4608 | 3789 | 3212 | 2786 | 2243 | 2491 | 2454 | 2345 | 2207 | 1915 | 1572 | 1415 | 1344 | 1158 | 1047 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | SW 21 | SW 20 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | — | 18 | 98 | 1970 | 2233 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 72 | 117 | 72 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 24 | 52 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 13 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 86 | 0 | 0 |
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