Douglas Point surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Wednesday 20 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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.3°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 8PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)--
Afternoon (20 May)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (20 May)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
3
4
5
5
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
10
2.4
WSW
10
2.3
SW
11
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1325
1230
1212
1235
1278
3068
3094
3163
2925
2490
1799
1450
1188
1207
1395
1810
2492
3817
4101
3919
3467
2801
2405
1858
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
N
5
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:36PM1.19m
3:13PM1.13m
3:52PM1.06m
Low Tide
6:44AM0.22m
7:19AM0.30m
7:58AM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:00
5:00
5:00
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
15
16
16
16
13
13
12
12
14
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
9
10
10
11
11
10
11
11
14
14
14
14
10
10
9
9
11
13
12
10
9
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
10
2.4
WSW
10
2.3
SW
11
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
1325
1230
1212
1235
1278
3068
3094
3163
2925
2490
1799
1450
1188
1207
1395
1810
2492
3817
4101
3919
3467
2801
2405
1858
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SSW
18
Energy kJ
940
1014
1115
1179
1164
65
93
249
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
Energy kJ
5
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Distance (km)
86
80
80
80
0
0
0
0
0
21
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
5
8
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
7
7
8
6
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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