Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.06° S 140.75° E

Douglas Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Douglas Point sea temperature is
15.3°C
1.4° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Douglas Point at 1AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (21 Oct)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (21 Oct)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
4
6
8
6
5
6
5
5
6
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
2.3
SW
16
1.9
SW
17
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1091
1028
1077
1196
1161
1218
2721
2093
5090
6148
7544
8030
6963
5996
5387
4413
3657
3417
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
10
W
5
SE
5
NE
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:09AM0.88m
1:30AM0.69m
11:36AM0.90m
Low Tide
7:55PM0.43m
7:08PM0.46m
5:12AM0.63m
6:37PM0.45m
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cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
13
15
15
14
15
15
18
19
25
29
27
23
22
Feels °C
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
12
11
12
14
16
15
20
24
25
22
21
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