Douglas Point surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Wednesday 06 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
16.8° 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 1PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (06 May)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (06 May)16ft (5.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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)
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5.5
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
5.5
SW
14
5
SW
15
5
SW
16
5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3009
3038
3523
5364
6339
7588
9267
9753
9976
11225
12286
11777
10626
9809
9237
8863
8694
8835
8809
8296
7911
7326
6868
5914
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
W
40
W
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:46PM1.15m
00:15AM0.72m
3:19PM1.12m
3:59PM1.08m
Low Tide
6:59AM0.26m
9:46PM0.70m
7:19AM0.30m
7:38AM0.37m
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:52
6:52
6:52
6:54
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5:14
5:13
5:12
5:10
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
12
11
11
10
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
13
11
10
7
3
0
1
-1
1
2
2
5
5
6
6
6
8
7
8
9
10
10
9
8
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.1
SW
18
5.5
SW
14
5
SW
15
5
SW
16
5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
3009
3038
459
309
306
507
727
808
702
11225
12286
11777
10626
9809
8809
8296
7911
7326
6868
5914
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
21
0.6
SW
20
3
SW
16
Energy kJ
117
318
4772
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5.5
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
3523
5364
6339
7588
9267
9753
9976
9237
8863
8694
8835
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
1
1
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
5
6
6
2
5
5
2
5
Distance (km)
80
80
280
287
546
635
480
480
418
418
418
418
303
480
480
480
303
303
303
770
303
303
418
86
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
7
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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