Rapid Bay surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 24 Feb 2026 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
21.2° C
(Which is 2.4°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 9AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am February 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (24 Feb)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (24 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
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 (?)
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
W
0.1
W
Period(s) (?)888888888877771313131313131312128
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)131312111110554477777777776631
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:08AM
1.28
8:46PM
1.83
7:50AM
1.10
9:06PM
1.69
6:25AM
1.03
9:21PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:54AM
0.65
1:51PM
0.51
3:27AM
0.83
1:42PM
0.50
4:11AM
1.00
1:20PM
0.46
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise--6:58-------6:58--------7:00----
Sunset------8:01-------8:00-------7:59-
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161717181818161616161617171716161615151720201817
Feels °C (?)131414141312101010101011111110999101216151414
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