Douglas Point surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Saturday 23 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
16.7° C
(Which is 1.6°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 1AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (24 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (24 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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 Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon).

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
2
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.2
SSW
16
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
784
666
563
436
365
347
359
371
359
436
451
451
407
475
515
753
856
1290
1273
757
657
1226
1169
1220
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
30
SE
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:33PM0.99m
5:18PM0.92m
4:48AM0.69m
6:10PM0.86m
9:31AM0.82m
Low Tide
8:39AM0.54m
2:28AM0.69m
9:46AM0.68m
2:12AM0.62m
2:41PM0.76m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:58
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
13
14
16
15
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
16
15
11
10
10
9
9
10
12
11
10
11
12
12
11
12
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
Energy kJ
784
666
563
436
365
347
359
371
359
436
451
451
407
475
467
753
856
1290
1273
757
613
1226
1169
1220
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
SW
16
0.7
SW
17
1
SW
16
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.3
S
8
Energy kJ
406
458
335
273
226
177
140
105
68
73
78
33
132
281
515
372
302
75
70
573
657
228
191
224
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
7
0.1
S
19
0.6
WNW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
NW
7
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.5
S
10
0.6
SSW
8
1.2
S
8
0.2
W
7
Energy kJ
32
7
36
44
36
23
22
27
66
54
51
78
123
146
53
32
48
54
190
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NW
8
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
2
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
SE
4
1.2
SSE
8
0.8
SE
5
1
SE
5
1.7
SSE
8
Energy kJ
3
4
66
64
65
1
1
2
4
3
6
8
7
181
32
57
402
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
1
2
2
4
4
4
2
4
Distance (km)
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
64
64
64
132
132
132
418
461
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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