Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapid Bay today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapid Bay at 4AM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rapid Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | W 7 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | W 8 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 104 | 109 | 114 | 74 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 50 | 153 | 232 | 168 | 117 | 91 | 189 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:40PM1.40m | 3:07PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:19AM0.57m | 11:33PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 5 | N 4 | W 4 | N 4 | — | — | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 4 | S 14 | — | SW 16 | SW 14 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 10 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | WNW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 38 | 97 | 104 | 109 | 114 | 74 | 71 | — | 10 | — | 50 | 153 | 232 | 168 | 117 | 91 | 189 | 152 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 48 | 500 | 554 | 537 | 614 | 615 | 625 | 914 | 112 |
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