Douglas Point surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am 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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.5°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 5PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (23 May)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (23 May)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
1
1
3
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
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
0.9
SSW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2405
1962
1544
1430
739
626
563
472
414
347
359
371
371
436
451
451
407
475
458
753
856
1505
1374
1226
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:33PM0.99m
5:18PM0.92m
4:48AM0.69m
6:10PM0.86m
Low Tide
7:58AM0.41m
8:39AM0.54m
2:28AM0.69m
9:46AM0.68m
2:12AM0.62m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
4:59
4:59
4:58
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
15
16
15
15
13
13
14
14
15
12
13
13
14
13
14
13
15
15
17
16
15
14
8
7
10
12
11
11
9
9
10
11
11
9
11
12
11
10
12
11
14
13
14
14
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
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
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
Energy kJ
2405
1962
1544
1430
739
626
563
472
414
347
359
371
371
436
451
451
407
475
451
443
856
1505
1374
1226
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
SW
16
0.7
SW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.1
WSW
11
0.6
S
10
1
SE
6
0.5
S
10
Energy kJ
472
458
335
325
251
177
140
105
103
86
78
50
132
281
458
753
297
75
65
48
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.1
S
19
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
Energy kJ
32
36
7
42
45
46
37
40
22
66
48
47
78
157
86
50
49
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.5
N
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.5
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.2
E
5
0.3
ESE
2
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.8
SE
5
1
SE
6
Energy kJ
8
8
13
23
6
8
80
67
4
1
2
1
1
3
12
12
25
71
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
1
1
13
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
7
0
1
132
132
1
1
1
7
37
1
1
21
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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