Douglas Point surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Monday 04 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 5PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)--
Afternoon (04 May)15ft (4.5m)10s
Evening (04 May)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), 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).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
4
5
4
4
4
4
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
10
4
WSW
11
4
SW
11
3
SW
10
3
SW
9
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
13
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3160
3988
3837
3208
1857
1389
1363
2495
1310
4234
4018
3331
3261
3094
3171
3038
3112
3936
5123
5913
6199
7253
8371
9586
Wind (km/h)
40
W
40
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
35
W
35
SW
50
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
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
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:48PM1.18m
00:11AM0.73m
2:16PM1.17m
00:18AM0.72m
2:46PM1.15m
00:15AM0.72m
Low Tide
8:27PM0.63m
6:39AM0.23m
9:02PM0.66m
6:59AM0.26m
9:46PM0.70m
7:19AM0.30m
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:50
6:52
6:52
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5:15
5:15
5:14
5:13
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
12
10
11
10
10
10
11
8
7
8
8
8
8
9
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
9
4
0
1
0
-1
0
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
0.1
SW
20
1.7
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
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
1.2
SW
18
Energy kJ
679
15
981
1269
1363
2495
468
4234
4018
3331
3261
3094
3171
3038
459
309
306
513
817
727
915
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
1.7
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
Energy kJ
2
903
596
884
22
54
119
227
181
117
318
392
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)
4
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
10
4
WSW
11
4
SW
11
3
SW
10
3
SW
9
1.9
WSW
10
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
3160
3988
3837
3208
1857
1389
702
3112
3936
5123
5913
6199
7253
8371
9586
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
3
4
3
1
1
2
Distance (km)
209
288
546
466
546
287
287
315
86
80
80
80
0
0
13
80
80
80
280
267
315
546
625
771
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
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