Rapid Bay surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 ACDT
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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
16.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Rapid Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Rapid Bay at 10AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:30am November 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (19 Nov)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (19 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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

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Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.5
S
0.2
W
0.3
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
Period(s) (?)556666454436777778888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)161416111279116653944444111111
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
20
E
10
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:30AM
1.70
5:05PM
1.14
4:55AM
1.80
5:32PM
1.14
5:20AM
1.85
5:59PM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:19AM
0.26
10:23PM
0.43
11:45AM
0.17
10:49PM
0.39
12:12PM
0.11
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise--6:00-------5:58-------5:58-----
Sunset------8:05-------8:06-------8:07-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131213141616131313131313141412111211111518181514
Feels °C (?)1110111113137999888854545101513910
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