Rapid Creek - Bar surf break

Rapid Creek - Bar surfForecast / NT – Darwin / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Monday 26 Jan 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
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 7AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30am January 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (26 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (26 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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 (?)
0.9
WNW
1
W
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.4
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
W
1.4
WNW
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.6
WNW
1.6
W
1.5
W
Period(s) (?)1010101069999999995656666776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1571921972351342201881941291037912715415483131117149131160193206269162
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
35
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:03PM
6.08
10:56AM
5.68
10:48PM
5.61
12:15PM
5.33
11:51PM
5.16
2:25PM
5.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:39AM
1.91
5:01PM
3.05
5:38AM
2.11
6:12PM
3.62
6:50AM
2.24
7:50PM
3.93
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise---6:37-------6:37-------6:37----
Sunset------7:19-------7:19-------7:19-
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Rain (mm)
---25462312-27121723173112
Temp. °C292828282725262726262627262525262626272726272727
Feels °C (?)312828282726282827282929282626252626282726252626
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