Douglas Point surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 21 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 4AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (22 May)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (22 May)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1799
1450
1269
1207
1306
1693
2492
3817
4357
3737
3467
2801
2405
1962
1657
1430
784
609
730
539
365
378
365
365
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:52PM1.06m
4:33PM0.99m
Low Tide
7:19AM0.30m
7:58AM0.41m
8:39AM0.54m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
4:59
2
Temp °C
15
14
13
12
11
11
15
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
15
17
15
14
13
12
12
13
15
12
14
11
10
9
8
8
12
13
13
10
9
9
9
8
10
13
11
10
9
8
7
8
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
1799
1450
1269
1207
1306
1693
2492
3817
4357
3737
3467
2801
2405
1962
1657
1430
784
609
730
539
365
378
365
365
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SSW
18
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
NW
8
0.8
WNW
8
Energy kJ
65
93
249
406
486
335
273
184
166
104
84
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
NW
7
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
Energy kJ
82
58
53
109
105
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
4
0.5
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NE
3
Energy kJ
9
6
7
3
4
5
6
10
11
3
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
5
5
5
6
6
5
4
4
5
5
5
7
4
6
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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