Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapid Bay today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapid Bay at 5AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rapid Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | ENE 3 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | N 4 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:43PM1.01m | 7:58AM1.58m | 7:54PM0.90m | 8:15AM1.41m | 7:32PM0.79m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05AM0.47m | 2:56PM0.58m | 1:02AM0.57m | 3:44PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NNE 4 | N 3 | — | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 79 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | — | S 7 | — | — | S 15 | W 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | S 18 | — | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 14 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 7 | — | — | S 14 | — | SW 12 | S 16 | — | — | W 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 16 | SW 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | 8 | 37 | 56 | 45 | 45 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 30 | 44 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 46 | 46 | 30 | 30 | 46 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 20 |
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