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Rapid Creek - Bar surf break

Rapid Creek - Bar surfForecast / NT – Darwin / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 ACST
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Rapid Creek - Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rapid Creek - Bar sea temperature is
30.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rapid Creek - Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Rapid Creek - Bar at 6PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)--
Afternoon (09 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM
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 (?)
0.9
W
0.9
W
1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.3
WNW
1.7
W
1.5
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)666666677666677777766665
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)566275767713215110712812499121228199106888591866552648662
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WSW
30
WNW
25
W
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:39PM
6.17
10:00AM
5.54
10:08PM
5.74
10:48AM
5.03
10:38PM
5.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:33PM
2.04
4:04AM
2.24
4:07PM
2.68
4:46AM
2.52
4:47PM
3.32
5:37AM
2.79
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-------6:28-------6:30-------6:30
Sunset--7:16-------7:16-------7:17-----
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Rain (mm)
11-1212-121-163112---21--3
Temp. °C293029292927272930292929262527282929292929292928
Feels °C (?)313130322926273030293030272428292929313231303029
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