Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapid Bay today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapid Bay at 9PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rapid Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:49PM1.64m | 6:11AM1.47m | 6:10PM1.61m | 6:32AM1.63m | 6:31PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34AM0.34m | 00:08AM0.25m | 12:05PM0.34m | 00:20AM0.27m | 12:35PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 17 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | SW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 17 | SW 13 | W 8 | — | — | S 21 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | E 2 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | ESE 5 | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 27 | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 121 | 121 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 124 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 44 | 105 | 119 | 46 | 30 | 46 |
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