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Rapid Creek - Bar surf break

Rapid Creek - Bar surfForecast / NT – Darwin / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 29 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
30.0° 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 4AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm January 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (30 Jan)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (30 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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

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Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 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 (?)
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.6
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
Period(s) (?)777777666677666666666777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)168178233150152178121165128141128145146146151153162163173176186193150145
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
SW
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:16PM
5.82
3:21AM
5.03
5:07PM
6.36
4:38AM
5.49
5:46PM
6.80
5:28AM
5.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:23PM
3.67
9:58AM
1.79
11:17PM
3.16
11:01AM
1.34
11:55PM
2.67
11:48AM
0.98
Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise-----6:39-------6:39-------6:39--
Sunset7:19-------7:19-------7:19-------
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cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1--1--2496---2515223----4
Temp. °C282828282829292827282828282828252728282828292929
Feels °C (?)292829282929292828312828282828262829282828292929
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