Rapid Creek - Bar surf break

Rapid Creek - Bar surfForecast / NT – Darwin / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 ACST
Forecast 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
28.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Rapid Creek - Bar at 5AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (24 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (24 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2281851471159087646466664949493433332120202011111112
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
S
10
SE
5
SSE
5
NW
5
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNW
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
offcross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:39AM
6.66
9:16PM
6.42
10:28AM
6.23
9:54PM
5.98
11:25AM
5.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:15AM
0.69
3:38PM
2.58
3:58AM
0.96
4:23PM
3.09
4:47AM
1.38
5:19PM
3.57
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise---6:50-------6:50-------6:50----
Sunset------6:54-------6:53-------6:53-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
21--222--22--15797---123
Temp. °C262626272828272626252526282828252424252628302828
Feels °C (?)272829303031302929282829323232292728293031343131
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