Douglas Point surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Sunday 17 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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.3°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 4PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (17 May)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (17 May)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
1
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
10
2.1
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3789
3212
2613
2243
2491
2491
2381
2207
1945
1598
1439
1344
1158
961
988
1062
894
906
1056
1090
1070
972
901
866
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
12:46PM1.22m
10:35PM0.61m
1:22PM1.23m
1:58PM1.22m
Low Tide
4:54AM0.30m
8:35PM0.60m
5:16AM0.23m
5:41AM0.19m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:02
5:02
5:01
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
16
15
15
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
11
11
13
11
12
11
11
13
11
11
9
9
9
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
0.9
SW
18
2.2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
10
2.1
SW
10
Energy kJ
3789
3212
2613
2243
2491
2491
2381
2207
1945
1598
1439
1344
1158
961
988
1062
894
906
1056
522
1070
972
901
866
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
23
0.3
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SW
21
0.5
SW
20
0.7
SW
19
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SW
18
1
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
Energy kJ
22
22
22
21
72
117
72
71
186
384
187
202
323
621
528
679
763
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.7
SW
19
0.6
SSW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
1
2
369
253
181
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
2.2
SW
11
Energy kJ
10
14
1090
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
Distance (km)
80
86
86
86
7
1
1
0
0
0
13
80
0
1
13
80
80
86
86
86
86
80
80
80
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
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