Douglas Point surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Saturday 16 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
16.6° 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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate 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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
5
9
7
6
5
4
4
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
25
NNE
20
N
30
N
25
NNE
25
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
SW
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
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
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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)
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
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
Energy 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)
0.6
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.1
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
1.9
WSW
17
2
SW
17
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
Energy kJ
27
26
18
98
1970
2233
22
22
22
21
72
117
72
71
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
7
Energy kJ
69
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.7
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
1.2
NW
6
Energy kJ
5
5
24
52
120
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
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
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
7
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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