Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapid Bay today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapid Bay at 3PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Rapid Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | N 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 25 | 12 | 25 | 35 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 28 | 25 | 82 | 80 | 25 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:17AM1.58m | 5:28PM1.54m | 5:37AM1.74m | 5:47PM1.51m | 5:59AM1.85m | 6:07PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25AM0.20m | 11:24PM0.24m | 11:51AM0.20m | 11:39PM0.23m | 12:18PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | S 13 | — | — | W 8 | W 4 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 156 | — | — | 32 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 15 | W 10 | — | S 14 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 18 | — | W 8 | W 8 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 11 | 14 | 97 | — | 19 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | W 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 64 | 62 | 104 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 22 | 25 | 12 | 25 | 35 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 28 | 25 | 82 | 80 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 20 | 40 | 274 | 42 | 20 | 40 | 20 | 40 | 48 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 124 | 625 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 124 | 91 | 91 |
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