Douglas Point surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 05 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
16.8° C
(Which is 1.2°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 10PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (05 May)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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)
3
4
5
4
4
3
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
5
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
5.5
SW
14
5
SW
15
5
SW
16
5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1310
4405
3853
3331
3261
2630
3171
3201
1637
5183
6768
7954
8517
8854
9321
10195
12579
12064
10900
9809
9359
8928
9055
8530
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
W
40
W
40
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:16PM1.17m
00:18AM0.72m
2:46PM1.15m
00:15AM0.72m
3:19PM1.12m
Low Tide
9:02PM0.66m
6:59AM0.26m
9:46PM0.70m
7:19AM0.30m
7:38AM0.37m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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6:52
6:52
6:52
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5:15
5:14
5:13
5:12
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
12
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
12
12
12
11
11
10
11
10
7
3
0
0
0
1
2
2
5
4
6
6
7
7
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
8
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
0.6
SW
20
2.1
SW
14
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
5
SW
15
5
SW
16
5
SW
15
Energy kJ
468
4405
3853
3331
3261
2630
3171
318
1637
309
306
507
621
808
702
12579
12064
10900
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
12
0.1
SW
24
0.2
SSW
23
0.4
SW
22
0.5
SW
22
0.4
SSW
22
0.4
SW
21
0.6
SW
20
0.8
SW
20
2.5
SSW
16
Energy kJ
899
22
54
119
227
181
117
322
459
3139
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
16
Energy kJ
1310
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
4
1
WNW
5
3
SW
14
2.4
WSW
9
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
5
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
5.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
39
50
3201
867
5183
6768
7954
8517
8854
9321
10195
6636
9809
9359
8928
9055
8530
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
5
4
1
3
2
2
Distance (km)
80
80
0
13
21
80
80
135
280
267
546
635
625
625
418
418
418
480
303
314
771
829
829
857
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
8
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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