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Rapid Creek - Bar surf break

Rapid Creek - Bar surfForecast / NT – Darwin / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 23 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
30.2° 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: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (23 Jan)2ft (0.6m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 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 (?)
0.7
WNW
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.6
NW
0.4
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)76666666667499101010101099999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4541395138383828293315829781001111409490139121146106103
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:30AM
6.57
8:54PM
6.84
9:10AM
6.39
9:27PM
6.50
9:57AM
6.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:37AM
1.66
2:43PM
1.33
3:12AM
1.65
3:22PM
1.80
3:52AM
1.74
4:06PM
2.40
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise---6:35-------6:37-------6:37----
Sunset------7:19-------7:19-------7:19-
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Rain (mm)
-5---1-----121121--22343
Temp. °C282727282928282828272728283029282828282829282828
Feels °C (?)302929303131313130292931313231313030303031303030
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