Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapid Bay today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapid Bay at 9PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rapid Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the N by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:13PM1.74m | 5:38AM1.54m | 5:39PM1.76m | 5:57AM1.69m | 6:04PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01AM0.33m | 11:34PM0.15m | 11:29AM0.28m | 11:51PM0.21m | 11:59AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 18 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | W 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | W 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 119 | 91 | 44 | 42 | 44 | 44 | 30 | 119 | 119 | 91 | 42 | 42 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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