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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 8 am Saturday 02 May 2026 ACSTForecast 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
19.1° C
(Which is 1.8°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 12PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (02 May) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Rapid Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 7 | N 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | |
1 | 86 | 80 | 143 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 159 | 95 | 62 | 73 | 82 | 75 | 53 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 4:36AM1.32m | 4:35PM1.95m | 5:00AM1.31m | 5:00PM2.00m | 5:26AM1.28m | 5:25PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM0.42m | 11:16PM0.24m | 10:28AM0.38m | 11:43PM0.22m | 10:50AM0.38m | 00:10AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 |
 | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | 5:30 |
— | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | S 13 | N 5 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 |
 kJ | 1 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 308 | 377 | 767 | 1111 | 1207 | 1156 | 1210 | 1011 | 995 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 356 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 110 | 86 | 80 | 143 | 165 | 292 | 512 | 538 | 649 | 791 | 813 | 813 | 740 | 720 | 414 | 253 | 159 | 95 | 62 | 73 | 82 | 75 | 53 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 44 | 372 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 42 | 48 | 500 | 499 | 499 | 500 | 500 | 537 | 537 | 537 | 615 | 614 | 616 | 851 | 824 | 712 | 91 |
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