Rapid Bay surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 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
19.1° C
(Which is 1.3°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 4PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:30am April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (08 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (08 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.8
N
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.1
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
2
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.6
W
1.3
WSW
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)776678444445666777677677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)433344211715192953171218245342356278291342326220152134
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
20
N
25
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:40AM
1.23
6:57PM
1.85
6:54AM
1.11
7:16PM
1.71
6:57AM
0.98
7:34PM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:12PM
0.45
1:41AM
0.57
12:19PM
0.53
2:14AM
0.70
12:14PM
0.62
3:08AM
0.83
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise-6:35-------6:35-------6:35------
Sunset----6:02-------6:00-------6:00---
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
-82------1---1----------
Temp. °C131315171920201918181920181716151515161615131313
Feels °C (?)11121214181818171616151512119888887667
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