Rapid Bay surfForecast / SA – Adelaide / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Monday 04 May 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
19.2° C
(Which is 1.9°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 8AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (04 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (04 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
6 PM
9 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
13
2.1
W
7
1.7
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.1
W
6
1
W
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
7
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
1.3
SW
5
1.4
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
389
226
148
101
56
36
69
37
38
25
25
15
15
8
8
7
13
3
5
10
11
68
99
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:26AM1.28m
5:25PM2.01m
5:51AM1.23m
5:49PM1.97m
6:16AM1.17m
6:13PM1.90m
Low Tide
11:43PM0.22m
10:50AM0.38m
00:10AM0.24m
11:12AM0.40m
00:38AM0.29m
11:31AM0.46m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
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6:56
6:56
6:56
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5:30
5:30
5:29
1
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
17
17
15
15
14
14
13
14
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
16
17
17
13
13
8
8
10
11
12
12
10
12
11
10
9
11
13
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
14
12
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.5
W
7
0.2
S
10
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
6
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
6
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
949
3
3
12
11
11
23
8
37
38
25
25
15
15
8
8
7
4
4
4
1
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
5
0.2
S
10
0.8
S
14
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.3
S
21
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
1
8
257
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
5
4
1
1
77
4
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
7
2.1
W
7
1.7
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.1
W
6
1
W
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
7
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
1.3
SW
5
1.4
SW
5
Energy kJ
524
389
226
148
101
56
36
69
5
3
2
1
13
3
5
10
11
68
99
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
4
4
Distance (km)
537
537
553
616
851
851
617
42
42
124
91
91
40
20
20
20
20
20
20
436
436
615
617
631
Best forecast wave conditions in Adelaide
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
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