Douglas Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.06° S 140.75° E

Douglas Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Douglas Point sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.7° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Douglas Point at 1PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (27 Aug)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (27 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
4
5
6
7
8
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
846
889
1110
1697
2345
2441
3137
4580
7628
7282
6299
5601
5252
4664
3835
3236
2883
2670
2323
1932
1750
1730
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
12:48PM1.10m
00:37AM0.69m
1:06PM1.10m
00:54AM0.77m
1:23PM1.06m
Low Tide
5:39AM0.36m
7:41PM0.42m
6:13AM0.31m
7:40PM0.40m
6:44AM0.28m
7:42PM0.38m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
12
11
11
10
10
10
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
5
5
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
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