Douglas Point surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 07 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 1.1°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 1PM is: 5.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 4.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)18ft (5.5m)14s
Afternoon (07 May)16ft (5.0m)16s
Evening (07 May)16ft (5.0m)15s

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 Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
SW
13
5.5
SW
14
5
SW
15
5
SW
16
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
14
5
SSW
14
5
SSW
14
5
SSW
14
5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9747
10797
12672
12064
11742
10555
10279
10374
10831
10705
10482
9713
9177
8039
7257
6271
5353
4467
3748
3314
2817
2366
1969
1679
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:19PM1.12m
3:59PM1.08m
4:52PM1.02m
Low Tide
7:19AM0.30m
7:38AM0.37m
7:54AM0.44m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:52
6:52
6:54
6:54
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5:13
5:12
5:10
5:09
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
2
3
5
4
5
5
6
6
7
9
9
9
10
8
10
11
10
10
11
10
9
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
18
5.5
SW
14
5
SW
15
5
SW
16
5
SW
15
5
SSW
14
5
SSW
14
5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
702
10797
12672
12064
11742
10482
9713
9177
8039
7257
6271
5353
4467
3748
3314
2817
2366
1969
1679
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
17
Energy kJ
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
14
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
14
5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
9747
6024
8351
10555
10279
10374
10831
10705
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
7
4
5
5
3
1
1
3
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
418
418
418
480
303
480
480
480
418
625
625
418
303
287
267
287
86
267
86
86
86
86
86
132
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
7
4
5
5
4
4
4
3
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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