Surf Forecasts:
Douglas Point surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 31 Aug, 6PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 4 Sep, 12PM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period, SW swell with 9,814 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 29 Aug, 3AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Douglas Point this week:
The surf forecast for Douglas Point over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 14s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Douglas Point in the next 16 days are 5.0m 15s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 12PM.
| Wave Type | Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 6PM (Mon 31st Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Fri 4th Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Douglas Point over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, let’s get into it. The next week-plus is looking like a bit of a mixed bag, but there are a couple of moments that should get the heart rate up.
We’ve got a few days of average conditions coming up first. Friday the 28th through to Sunday the 30th of August, the surf is going to be a bit messy. You’ll see some solid 8ft to 10ft swell from the SW, but it’s coming with cross-onshore wind, so expect some surface bump. The water temp at Douglas Point is sitting at 58°F, which is pretty much normal for this time of year, so no surprises there.
The first real standout hits on Monday morning, August 31st. We’re looking at a clean 10ft SW groundswell with a long 15-second period, and the wind is offshore from the north. This is the kind of morning you wake up early for. The wave energy is pumping (5516), and that long period will really wrap into this reef, offering some proper power. It’s best for experienced surfers at that size. The afternoon session on Monday gets even bigger with an 12ft swell and a 17-second period, but the wind swings cross-onshore, so the morning window is the pick.
After that, the conditions get a bit bumpy again through the first week of September, with plenty of wind and onshore cross-chop. There’s a real beast forecast for Saturday, September 5th – a 16ft to 23ft WSW swell, with fresh offshore winds. But I have to tell you straight, that’s going to be too big for Douglas Point. This is expert-only territory, and even then, it might be more of a spectacle than a session.
Look further ahead to Friday, September 11th. Another absolute gem of a morning: 12ft of SW groundswell, a very long 17-second period, and light cross-offshore winds. The energy is massive (7372) and it will be clean. Again, this is a big, powerful swell—ideal for confident surfers on the reef.
There’s a real gap of poor or marginal conditions from the 6th of September through to the 10th, mostly blown out or messy, so don’t get your hopes up for that stretch.
So, to boil it down: Monday morning, August 31st is your first true standout – clean, solid, and powerful. Friday morning, September 11th is the second, but it’s further out so treat that as a promising, if less certain, date on the calendar.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5775 | 3835 | 2670 | 1932 | 1002 | 2458 | 3041 | 3621 | 4166 | 7432 | 5123 | 3539 | 2449 | 3813 | 5194 | 5227 | 6491 | 6403 | 5879 | 5952 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:54AM0.77m | 1:23PM1.06m | 1:14AM0.84m | 1:37PM1.00m | 1:37AM0.90m | 1:49PM0.92m | 2:03AM0.95m | 1:56PM0.84m | 2:31AM0.97m | 1:56PM0.78m | 3:03AM0.95m | 1:45PM0.75m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40PM0.40m | 6:44AM0.28m | 7:42PM0.38m | 7:14AM0.26m | 7:47PM0.34m | 7:43AM0.28m | 7:53PM0.29m | 8:10AM0.33m | 8:01PM0.23m | 8:36AM0.41m | 8:12PM0.17m | 8:58AM0.51m | 8:25PM0.13m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 5775 | 3835 | 2670 | 1932 | 1002 | 2458 | 3041 | 3621 | 4166 | 7432 | 5123 | 3539 | 2449 | 3813 | 5194 | 5227 | 6491 | 6403 | 5879 | 5952 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | SW 23 | SW 23 | WSW 13 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 20 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | 21 | 82 | 958 | 455 | 921 | 445 | 1350 | — | — | 3 | 10 | 197 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 285 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 122 | 352 | — | — | — | — | — | 220 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 86 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 192 | 279 | 86 | 80 | 86 | 80 | 287 | 800 | 774 |
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