Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.06° S 140.75° E

Douglas Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Douglas Point sea temperature is
14.3°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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Douglas Point at 4AM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s 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 (30 Sep)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (30 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (30 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
2
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.3
SW
15
1.7
SW
17
1.9
SW
14
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2258
2198
2307
1677
1554
2796
2905
3020
2888
2741
3194
2999
2779
2449
2144
2296
2541
2557
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNW
5
NW
10
ENE
0
NW
10
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:43AM1.08m
1:00PM0.71m
2:11AM1.07m
12:53PM0.69m
Low Tide
6:56PM0.17m
8:05AM0.39m
7:07PM0.11m
8:27AM0.48m
7:21PM0.06m
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Temp °C
25
22
22
20
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17
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14
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Feels °C
23
20
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13
12
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