Douglas Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.06° S 140.75° E

Douglas Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Douglas Point sea temperature is
15.1° 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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Douglas Point at 12PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 21). 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 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (21 Jul)8ft (2.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.7
SW
13
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2844
2627
2310
1989
1761
1622
1722
1449
1158
966
2216
2459
2171
5152
7923
8560
8591
8472
8611
9383
11072
12090
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:58AM0.84m
3:16PM0.92m
4:58AM0.84m
3:17PM0.89m
6:25AM0.84m
2:58PM0.87m
Low Tide
9:24AM0.58m
10:08PM0.36m
9:54AM0.68m
10:37PM0.33m
10:18AM0.78m
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
light rain
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rain showers
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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rain showers
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:10
 mm
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
13
12
12
12
13
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
8
8
9
10
9
8
7
8
8
6
6
6
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
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