Douglas Point surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am 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
16.9° 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 11AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
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

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
5
5
4
4
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
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0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
10
3
SW
12
1.6
SSW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1297
2495
1310
4234
3853
3187
3110
3208
3171
3201
3488
4445
6278
6940
7392
8254
8433
9302
12607
11929
10764
9672
9101
8789
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
W
35
W
40
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
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
6:39AM0.23m
9:02PM0.66m
6:59AM0.26m
9:46PM0.70m
7:19AM0.30m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
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6:50
6:52
6:52
6:52
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5:15
5:14
5:13
5:12
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
16
12
10
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
13
13
13
14
9
11
12
12
12
12
11
10
11
10
9
4
0
1
0
-1
0
2
4
5
6
6
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
10
3
SW
12
1.8
SW
8
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
0.8
SW
20
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.3
SSW
18
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
Energy kJ
1297
2495
468
4234
3853
3187
3110
3208
3171
3201
459
309
306
507
735
808
1044
12607
11929
10764
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1
SSW
17
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
0.7
SW
20
3
SW
16
Energy kJ
837
596
899
22
54
119
227
181
117
318
392
4414
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
17
0.1
SW
24
1.6
SSW
16
Energy kJ
290
22
1310
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
9
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4
SSW
13
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
Energy kJ
636
656
3488
4445
6278
6940
7392
8254
8433
9302
6366
5992
5226
9672
9101
8789
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
5
7
1
Distance (km)
80
80
80
0
0
13
80
80
80
135
280
267
546
635
506
506
786
786
418
418
480
303
315
771
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
6
7
5
5
7
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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