Rapid Bay surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 19 Sep 2025 ACST
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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
14.0° 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 9AM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Afternoon (19 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (19 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s

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

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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
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 (?)
0.2
WSW
1
W
1.7
W
2.1
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
1.7
W
1.4
WSW
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.9
W
1
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1
W
0.8
W
0.9
WSW
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)1146777758888555555666545
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1239193403506465278113190157100119655559647983728561373115
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:25AM
0.98
3:46PM
1.32
4:42AM
1.06
4:06PM
1.40
4:34AM
1.22
4:27PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:45AM
0.79
10:39PM
0.35
9:57AM
0.56
10:35PM
0.30
10:19AM
0.38
10:40PM
0.25
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
Sunrise-6:11-------6:11-------6:09------
Sunset----6:09-------6:10-------6:12---
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----1------------1------
Temp. °C131415141312111211121213131313131314151514131212
Feels °C (?)108867445577789988991010987
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for SA - Adelaide

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Rapid Bay (light winds from the NW at Mount Terrible Radar 37 km from Rapid Bay). 0.3m 11s groundswell from the WSW to make surfable waves.

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9 km/h
NW
0.0
14.0
Air / Water (°C)
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