Rapid Bay surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Sunday 03 May 2026 ACST
Forecast 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
19.3° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
1.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
2.3
W
7
2
W
7
1.6
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.1
W
5
1
W
5
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.4
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.4
W
6
0.3
W
6
0.3
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
495
342
194
105
67
55
31
18
17
38
25
15
22
8
13
7
7
Wind (km/h)
45
NW
50
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:00AM1.31m
5:00PM2.00m
5:26AM1.28m
5:25PM2.01m
5:51AM1.23m
5:49PM1.97m
Low Tide
10:28AM0.38m
11:43PM0.22m
10:50AM0.38m
00:10AM0.24m
11:12AM0.40m
00:38AM0.29m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:54
6:56
6:56
6:56
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5:31
5:30
5:30
5:29
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
16
5
5
7
7
8
8
8
8
9
11
12
12
10
10
11
10
11
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.4
WSW
8
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.1
S
9
0.3
W
7
0.4
W
6
0.3
W
6
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
947
1049
1139
1073
1025
1009
847
916
3
11
11
23
8
8
16
17
38
25
15
2
8
13
7
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
8
4
3
2
2
2
3
5
5
4
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
3
3
3
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
7
3
WNW
7
3
WNW
7
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
7
2.5
W
7
2.3
W
7
2
W
7
1.6
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.1
W
5
1
W
5
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.5
W
7
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
W
6
Energy kJ
569
811
791
858
866
691
723
495
342
194
105
67
55
31
18
13
3
1
22
1
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
372
499
436
559
499
537
537
537
553
616
614
616
616
42
42
48
91
91
112
40
20
20
20
30
Best forecast wave conditions in Adelaide
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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