Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapid Bay today (27 Sep):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapid Bay at 2AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rapid Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the ESE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 7 | E 4 | E 4 | S 19 | S 18 |
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 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:28PM1.59m | 4:42AM1.60m | 4:54PM1.63m | 5:00AM1.76m | 5:20PM1.61m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37PM0.24m | 10:48AM0.21m | 10:53PM0.25m | 11:16AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 3 | — | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 590 | 482 | 105 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | — | — | S 19 | S 18 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 66 | 157 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 17 | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 828 | 936 | 828 | 813 | 796 | 701 | 371 | 410 | 612 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 46 | 123 | 119 | 46 | 46 |
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