Rapid Creek – Bar Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Darwin – Northern Territories, Australia)
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Rapid Creek - Bar Surf Guide
Rapid Creek - Bar in Darwin - Northern Territories is a quite exposed river break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the south. Does not handle onshore winds very well Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west northwest. The river break provides left and right handers. Best around mid tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Take care of Box Jelly Fish, Crocodile, Sharks, Rays, rips.
Rapid Creek - Bar Spot Info
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Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
fairly consistent | 29.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite |
Surfing Rapid Creek - Bar:
The best conditions reported for surf at Rapid Creek - Bar occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South.
What's the best time of year to surf Rapid Creek - Bar (for consistent clean waves)?
Explore Rapid Creek - Bar Location Map
Interactive Rapid Creek - Bar surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Rapid Creek - Bar is Kununurra Airport (KNX) in Australia, which is 444 km (276 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Rapid Creek - Bar is El Tari (Kupang) Airport (KOE) in Indonesia, 821 km (510 miles) away.

Friday, 3 February 2023, 00:34 Local Time
Friday 03 | ||||
0:30AM | 3:30AM | 6:30AM | 9:30AM | |
Wave (m) | ||||
Period (s) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||
Wind State | cross | cross | cross- off |
cross- off |
Tides at Rapid Creek - Bar
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Swell History at Rapid Creek - Bar
Surf stats for Rapid Creek - Bar, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.
Wind History at Rapid Creek - Bar
Wind stats for Rapid Creek - Bar, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.
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Wave Buoys Nearest To Rapid Creek - Bar:
- Closest Wave BuoyAlbatross Bay Buoy731 mi
- Second closest Wave BuoyCairns Buoy1039 mi
- Third closest Wave BuoyTownsville Buoy1175 mi
- Fourth closest Wave BuoyAbbot Point Buoy1255 mi
- Fifth closest Wave BuoyMackay Inner Buoy1358 mi