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 fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the south. Easily blown out by an onshore breeze Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west northwest. The river break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around mid tide. Rarely crowded here. Watch out for Box Jelly Fish, Crocodile, Sharks, Rays, rips.

Rapid Creek - Bar Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
River	3	fairly consistent	29.5°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.

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What's the best time of year to surf Rapid Creek - Bar (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Rapid Creek - Bar with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 0% of the time in January while 27% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 73% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

27%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

73%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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.

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Rapid Creek - Bar Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 08:07 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	6:30AM	9:30AM	12:30PM	3:30PM
Wave (m)	W	W		W
Period (s)	18	18	-	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Rapid Creek - Bar look like?

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Credit: Angi Clark Credit: slat

Tides at Rapid Creek - Bar

Current tide and informaton

For Night Cliff, Australia, 3 km from Rapid Creek - Bar.

Next High Water: 09:16am | 6.29m

Next Low Water: 03:12pm | 2.77m

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Rapid Creek - Bar Sea Temperature

Sunny with very warm air temperatures, feeling like 28.0 °C once we account for any wind. Sea temperatures (29.5 °C) very warm too. Staying comfortable in the water at Rapid Creek - Bar won't be a problem, but wear at least a rash-vest to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 29.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite