Rapid Creek - Bar surf break

Rapid Creek - Bar surfForecast / NT – Darwin / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Wednesday 11 Mar 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
29.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Rapid Creek - Bar at 5AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm March 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (12 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (12 Mar)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
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 (?)
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
Period(s) (?)444554455555555666756666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2122263136243143384040475358721101061231148194909795
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:36PM
5.41
11:44AM
4.94
9:46PM
4.99
1:25PM
4.80
9:28PM
4.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:25PM
3.72
5:02AM
2.33
5:25PM
4.12
6:00AM
2.64
6:55PM
4.35
7:16AM
2.82
Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise-----6:48-------6:50-------6:50--
Sunset7:02-------7:01-------7:01-------
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Rain (mm)
-----432---1364267541144
Temp. °C282828282728282828282827272827282727272727282728
Feels °C (?)292929292829282828292928282827282829292827292829
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