Douglas Point surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Wednesday 27 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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Douglas Point today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Douglas Point at 3AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (28 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (28 May)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
1.1
WSW
13
2.1
W
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
466
473
431
418
341
299
294
271
268
310
287
365
360
360
305
285
257
253
253
414
1356
1390
1513
1871
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
35
WSW
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:02PM0.77m
10:56AM1.05m
8:45PM0.74m
11:33AM1.13m
9:21PM0.72m
12:09PM1.18m
Low Tide
4:47PM0.75m
3:09AM0.46m
5:59PM0.72m
3:41AM0.39m
6:53PM0.70m
4:14AM0.33m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:55
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
10
12
15
15
15
13
14
13
13
14
14
13
12
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
10
8
7
9
11
11
12
10
11
9
8
9
8
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
1.1
WSW
13
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
1
SW
12
Energy kJ
466
473
431
418
341
131
127
124
96
94
180
365
360
360
183
285
257
253
253
414
3
1
1
286
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
SW
16
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
SW
15
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
19
Energy kJ
147
120
115
118
131
299
294
269
260
186
287
180
180
167
305
145
145
134
134
4
14
13
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
S
20
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
34
23
23
171
161
258
235
271
268
310
71
48
45
34
23
15
14
8
4
7
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.9
WNW
5
1
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.3
W
6
2.1
W
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
Energy kJ
2
5
9
33
64
92
108
1356
1390
1513
1871
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
7
21
21
0
80
80
80
80
80
0
0
0
0
0
21
21
21
13
13
13
135
287
267
267
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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