Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.52° S 138.17° E

Rapid Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rapid Bay sea temperature is
17.0°C
1.1° 

Rapid Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Rapid Bay today (15 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rapid Bay at 9AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:30am November 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (15 Nov)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (15 Nov)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
0
0
0
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.2
W
4
0.1
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
11
16
16
6
13
15
10
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:21AM1.67m
8:02PM0.96m
7:45AM1.55m
8:39PM0.91m
8:10AM1.42m
9:40PM0.89m
Low Tide
00:39AM0.44m
2:21PM0.31m
00:58AM0.55m
2:55PM0.44m
1:14AM0.68m
3:37PM0.57m
1:19AM0.82m
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Temp °C
12
12
13
14
16
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
15
13
12
11
11
12
12
14
17
15
13
13
13
14
14
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
11
8
7
7
7
8
7
8
10
7
7
6
6
8
8
10
13
9
8
8
9
12
11
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