Rapid Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Adelaide, Australia)

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Rapid Bay Surf Guide

Rapid Bay in Adelaide is a sheltered beach break that has inconsistent surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the east. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Likely to be crowded if working. Beware of rips, sharks and sharks.

Rapid Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	inconsistent	18.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Rapid Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Rapid Bay occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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What's the best time of year to surf Rapid Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Rapid Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 0% of the time in January while 0% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 100% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

100%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Rapid Bay Location Map

Interactive Rapid Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Rapid Bay is Adelaide International Airport (ADL) in Australia, which is 72 km (45 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Rapid Bay is Woomera Airport (UMR), also in Australia, 503 km (312 miles) away.

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Rapid Bay Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 09:59 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	6:30AM	9:30AM	12:30PM	3:30PM
Wave (m)	W	W	W	SW
Period (s)	3	4	4	4
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Rapid Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Second Valley, Australia, 5 km from Rapid Bay.

Next High Water: 06:13pm | 1.9m

Next Low Water: 11:31am | 0.46m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Rapid Bay Sea Temperature

The Rapid Bay water temperature is reasonably warm (18.7 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 16.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 18.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite