Douglas Point surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 01 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
16.9° 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: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)--
Afternoon (01 May)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (01 May)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
4
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
8
6
6
7
3
4
6
2
6
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2
WSW
14
4.5
W
14
5
W
14
4.5
W
13
5
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
4
W
11
4
W
11
4
W
12
4
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2185
2004
1688
1615
1387
1280
1179
1099
1116
1133
1150
1150
1184
1236
1582
7229
8603
7233
7194
4048
3680
3957
4221
4577
Wind (km/h)
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
30
N
15
N
20
NW
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
35
WNW
40
NW
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:21PM1.12m
11:29PM0.75m
12:51PM1.16m
11:45PM0.74m
1:19PM1.18m
11:59PM0.73m
Low Tide
6:55PM0.55m
5:37AM0.27m
7:26PM0.57m
5:58AM0.23m
7:56PM0.59m
6:19AM0.22m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
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6:48
6:48
6:50
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5:20
5:19
5:17
5:15
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
Temp °C
26
27
26
24
24
23
23
23
24
20
17
15
14
14
13
15
16
16
14
13
13
13
14
14
20
21
21
19
18
16
16
16
17
15
16
12
10
9
7
8
9
9
7
7
8
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2
WSW
14
4.5
W
14
5
W
14
4.5
W
13
4.5
W
12
1.6
SW
13
0.1
S
10
3.5
W
11
4
W
12
3.5
WSW
12
Energy kJ
2185
2004
1688
1615
1387
1280
1179
1099
1116
1133
1150
1150
1184
1236
1582
7229
8603
7233
6216
933
2
3511
4221
3737
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.6
NW
6
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NE
4
0.8
WNW
8
1
NW
7
1
WNW
8
0.1
S
12
1.6
SW
13
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
44
62
47
19
17
32
12
2
71
85
137
3
880
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
5
0.3
E
4
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
2
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
6
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.5
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
1
N
4
1
N
4
0.9
NE
4
1
N
4
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
8
0.8
NW
7
1.4
NW
8
1.7
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
10
0.8
NNW
4
5
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
4
W
11
4
W
11
4
WSW
12
Energy kJ
66
89
89
5
11
27
29
21
36
136
145
55
226
322
1258
22
7194
4048
3680
3957
4577
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
2
Distance (km)
13
0
0
1
21
21
21
21
21
21
0
80
13
13
13
192
246
192
192
156
13
192
192
279
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
2
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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