Rapid Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.52° S 138.17° E

Rapid Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rapid Bay sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.2° 

Rapid Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Rapid Bay today (05 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Rapid Bay at 10PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)--
Afternoon (05 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (05 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s

Table - waves today at Rapid Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
8
2.5
W
8
2.1
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.3
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
959
747
437
205
208
136
111
66
47
47
32
31
31
19
18
18
17
10
9
9
Wind (km/h)
40
W
40
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:58PM0.97m
8:11AM1.47m
8:09AM1.24m
2:48PM1.24m
Low Tide
2:54PM0.90m
00:17AM0.50m
11:40PM0.44m
11:28AM1.20m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
13
13
11
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
13
12
13
11
10
Feels °C
5
5
7
7
9
10
8
11
12
11
12
11
10
9
8
10
8
9
7
7
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