Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapid Bay today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapid Bay at 10PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rapid Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | N 4 | N 4 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | N 3 | SW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 6:26PM1.65m | 7:02AM1.34m | 6:51PM1.58m | 7:30AM1.47m | 7:14PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:02PM0.49m | 1:00AM0.34m | 12:40PM0.55m | 1:14AM0.40m | 1:19PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 18 | S 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 13 | — | — | SSW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | S 18 | S 16 | W 12 | W 12 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 12 | W 7 | S 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 75 | 30 | 14 | — | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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