Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapid Creek - Bar today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapid Creek - Bar at 10PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Rapid Creek - Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 14 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 11 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 36 | 19 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:52PM5.64m | 9:12AM5.75m | 10:31PM5.26m | 9:30AM5.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33PM1.29m | 3:40AM3.00m | 4:05PM1.63m | 4:14AM3.43m | 4:44PM2.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 26 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | — | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 11 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 36 | 19 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1421 | 1009 | 1009 | 1009 | 696 | 696 | 696 | 889 | 912 | 1329 | 1009 | 1220 | 1220 | 1220 | 756 | 889 | 912 | 1036 | 1009 | 1220 |
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