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Rapid Creek - Bar surfForecast / NT – Darwin / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 ACSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rapid Creek - Bar today?
The current surf forecast for Rapid Creek - Bar at 6AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rapid Creek - Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
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 kJ (?) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | glass | cross | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:41PM 6.41 | 9:30AM 5.92 | 10:16PM 5.93 | 10:13AM 5.40 | 10:54PM 5.45 | 11:10AM 4.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:48AM 2.49 | 3:58PM 1.76 | 4:30AM 2.77 | 4:39PM 2.47 | 5:20AM 3.04 | 5:29PM 3.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| Feels °C (?) | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
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