Douglas Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.06° S 140.75° E

Douglas Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Douglas Point sea temperature is
14.6° C
1.0° 

Douglas Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Douglas Point today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Douglas Point at 1PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (16 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (16 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
2
0
0
2
3
4
5
5
5
3
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.6
SW
17
1.7
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3709
3372
3208
2886
2594
2557
2171
2284
2757
1992
3619
3955
3456
3241
2328
2144
1736
1519
1482
1806
1532
1267
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
20
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:04PM0.95m
2:14AM0.89m
2:12PM0.91m
2:48AM0.91m
2:18PM0.88m
Low Tide
7:45AM0.30m
8:14PM0.34m
8:13AM0.36m
8:28PM0.27m
8:38AM0.44m
8:47PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
16
17
17
16
14
12
11
12
13
12
11
12
Feels °C
9
8
9
6
6
8
9
10
10
10
14
13
14
12
10
8
6
6
7
6
5
6
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