Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapid Bay today (25 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapid Bay at 6PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rapid Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 52 | 83 | 176 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:24PM1.46m | 2:12PM1.48m | 5:24AM0.85m | 3:11PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:27PM0.65m | 10:49PM0.48m | 7:34AM0.83m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 3 | W 4 | W 6 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 11 | S 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 161 | 3 | 439 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | W 6 | W 6 | S 11 | W 12 | W 11 | — | S 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 180 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 10 | 22 | 52 | 83 | 176 | 244 | 528 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 443 | 443 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 372 | 537 | 42 | 48 |
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