Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.52° S 138.17° E

Rapid Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rapid Bay sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.6° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Rapid Bay at 5PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:30am November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (01 Nov)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (01 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
6
0.3
W
6
0.3
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.5
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.3
W
2
0.4
W
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
7
7
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
5
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
ENE
5
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:30AM1.69m
7:16PM0.84m
7:48AM1.49m
6:44PM0.83m
7:52AM1.29m
4:48PM0.88m
Low Tide
2:39PM0.57m
00:25AM0.49m
3:06PM0.74m
00:13AM0.57m
3:27PM0.88m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:15
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6:13
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7:47
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Temp °C
14
16
18
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
16
17
17
16
14
Feels °C
13
14
17
17
18
15
15
14
13
12
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
15
15
14
14
14
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