Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapid Creek - Bar today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapid Creek - Bar at 8PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rapid Creek - Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 2 | NE 3 | W 16 | W 16 | W 3 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | NE 3 | NE 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | E 2 | ENE 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | WNW 2 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:03PM4.94m | 5:35AM6.05m | 5:40PM5.51m | 6:01AM6.38m | 6:15PM6.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31AM2.92m | 11:02PM2.20m | 11:53AM2.37m | 11:42PM1.86m | 12:18PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 16 | NE 4 | NE 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | W 15 | — | NE 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | W 13 | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | E 2 | ENE 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 912 | 1009 | 1009 | 1009 | 1220 | 696 | 696 | 889 | 889 | 912 | 1009 | 1009 | 1220 | 756 | 756 | 887 | 912 | 891 | 1420 | 1009 |
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