Douglas Point surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 16 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
16.0° 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 8AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (16 Apr)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (16 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
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
3
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.5
WSW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)121212151515141414141515151414141413131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)176515211294269135703479318339534616581581018154632451444427394933902702245822131211980669578
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
5
ENE
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:48PM
0.88
12:04PM
0.95
12:05AM
0.82
12:28PM
1.04
12:18AM
0.75
12:55PM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:51AM
0.44
6:24PM
0.42
5:55AM
0.39
7:00PM
0.41
6:03AM
0.31
7:35PM
0.44
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise---6:33-------6:33-------6:35----
Sunset-----5:38-------5:37-------5:36--
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C14141517171615151414131313131212111091014151416
Feels °C (?)1111111112111110997688891086712121212
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