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Rapid Bay Surf Forecast
/ SA – Adelaide (17 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Rapid Bay surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 01 Apr 2026 ACDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Rapid Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rapid Bay sea temperature is
19.5° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rapid Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Rapid Bay at 11AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:30am April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (01 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (01 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rapid Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 8 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 24 | 24 | 43 | 41 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:21AM 1.45 | 5:34PM 1.51 | 5:40AM 1.48 | 5:48PM 1.71 | 6:00AM 1.51 | 6:07PM 1.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:20PM 0.50 | 11:27AM 0.39 | 11:41PM 0.36 | 11:36AM 0.34 | 12:04AM 0.26 | 11:49AM 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
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