Douglas Point surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 23 Jan 2026 ACDT
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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 normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Douglas Point today?

The current surf forecast for Douglas Point at 5AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm January 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (24 Jan)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (24 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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

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Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)121111111212171717161616171616161616151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)533418369288224224235482897109614101739224823442941253825062567226821781863172814591236
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
20
E
20
NE
20
NNE
25
N
30
N
40
WNW
25
W
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crossonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:06AM
1.01
4:15PM
0.83
4:13AM
0.92
4:54PM
0.84
4:10AM
0.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:33PM
0.32
10:30AM
0.38
10:04PM
0.39
10:39AM
0.33
10:32PM
0.49
10:50AM
0.27
Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise----6:09-------6:11-------6:11---
Sunset8:27-------8:27-------8:25-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191717192130352618161515151516161515141313192321
Feels °C (?)141312131422262215131111111111119111099161917
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