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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 pm Tuesday 05 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
18.7° C
(Which is 1.4°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 3AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (06 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Rapid Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | |
14 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 61 | 63 | 59 | 56 | 39 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:49PM1.97m | 6:16AM1.17m | 6:13PM1.90m | 6:42AM1.10m | 6:37PM1.80m | 7:10AM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:38AM0.29m | 11:31AM0.46m | 1:07AM0.36m | 11:49AM0.54m | 1:39AM0.46m | 12:05PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | S 17 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
 kJ | 14 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 12 | 8 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 8 | S 21 | S 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 81 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 21 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 6 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 13 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 61 | 63 | 59 | 56 | 39 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 436 | 615 | 616 | 851 | 914 | 979 | 979 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 1116 | 617 | 1081 | 1069 | 1069 | 1069 | 1069 | 1083 | 91 |
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