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Rapid Creek - Bar surf break

Rapid Creek - Bar surfForecast / NT – Darwin / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Tuesday 27 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
29.9° 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 11AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (27 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (27 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
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
0.8
W
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
Period(s) (?)999999999999556656667777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1301031088484848476165194230270789111912399127162173226200176150
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
W
10
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:48PM
5.61
12:15PM
5.33
11:51PM
5.16
2:25PM
5.30
1:23AM
4.90
4:16PM
5.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:38AM
2.11
6:12PM
3.62
6:50AM
2.24
7:50PM
3.93
8:20AM
2.16
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise---6:37-------6:37-------6:39----
Sunset------7:19-------7:19-------7:19-
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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Rain (mm)
--21-2341345233211222321
Temp. °C282828282829282627252627272727282828282828292828
Feels °C (?)303031313131292729292727272727292828282827292828
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