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Rapid Creek - Bar Surf Forecast
/ NT – Darwin (5 breaks) / Northern Territory (5 breaks) /
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Rapid Creek - Bar surfForecast / NT – Darwin / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 ACSTForecast 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
28.8° 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 9PM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Evening (20 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Rapid Creek - Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | E 4 | ESE 3 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | |
6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:12PM6.74m | 9:08AM6.93m | 8:48PM6.48m | 9:46AM6.50m | 9:26PM6.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33PM2.01m | 2:42AM0.24m | 3:09PM2.22m | 3:21AM0.67m | 3:48PM2.50m | 4:02AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — |
 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 |
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Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
27 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
 kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 2 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1220 | 1220 | 1220 | 1220 | 1220 | 1009 | 891 | 1220 | 912 | 891 | 1009 | 1009 | 1009 | 1220 | 1220 | 1220 | 1220 | 1329 | 1009 | 1009 | 1009 | 1009 | 1009 | 1009 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Darwin - Northern Territories | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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