Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapid Bay today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapid Bay at 3AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rapid Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the NNW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 12 | 60 | 102 | 79 | 85 | 187 | 3 | 106 | 62 | 55 | 51 | 49 | 51 | 35 | 38 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:48PM1.00m | 7:53AM1.44m | 5:40PM0.89m | 8:03AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:35AM0.52m | 3:05PM0.86m | 00:00AM0.58m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 16 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | S 14 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 62 | 55 | 51 | 49 | 51 | 35 | 38 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 12 | S 15 | W 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | W 11 | W 11 | S 17 | S 12 | S 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 291 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | W 12 | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 12 | — | — | — | S 16 | SW 14 | S 16 | S 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 18 | 60 | 102 | 79 | 85 | 187 | 167 | 106 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 30 | 44 | 614 | 615 | 1075 | 616 | 693 | 616 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 119 | 119 |
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