Rapid Creek - Bar surf break

Rapid Creek - Bar surfForecast / NT – Darwin / Australia

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Sunday 02 Nov 2025 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
31.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Rapid Creek - Bar this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Rapid Creek - Bar in the next 12 days are 0.5m 5s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 03) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Monday (Nov 03) at 3PM.

Wave TypeTime (ACST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 9PM (Mon 3rd Nov)1.5ft (0.5m) 5s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rapid Creek - Bar over the next 12 days.

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Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 28°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
03
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sun
09
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Rating
(10 max)
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 (?)
0.1
W
0.4
W
0.7
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.3
NNW
0.2
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
Period(s) (?)1344555555351818171616514141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)340844422227665514444
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
W
25
W
5
E
10
ESE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
N
15
N
5
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
5
ENE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NE
10
NW
30
SE
10
ENE
0
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
on
oncrossononglassononcross-
on
ononglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:30AM
5.60
4:59PM
5.61
5:10AM
5.99
5:44PM
6.28
5:46AM
6.34
6:24PM
6.83
6:19AM
6.62
7:02PM
7.19
6:51AM
6.81
7:38PM
7.36
7:24AM
6.89
8:15PM
7.32
7:56AM
6.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:47PM
2.73
10:47AM
2.49
11:01PM
2.39
11:27AM
1.77
11:49PM
2.08
12:03PM
1.12
12:29AM
1.87
12:39PM
0.59
1:05AM
1.79
1:14PM
0.23
1:41AM
1.83
1:49PM
0.08
2:16AM
1.98
2:25PM
0.15
Monday
03
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sun
09
Sunrise-6:13--6:13--6:11--6:11--6:11--6:11--6:11-
Sunset--6:46--6:46--6:46--6:47--6:47--6:47--6:49
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
5114--5-1423---2--1--
Temp. °C293030273131293130293030293031293031303031
Feels °C (?)323330313432313432303333323333323333333436
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Information about the Rapid Creek - Bar Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Rapid Creek - Bar provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Rapid Creek - Bar can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Rapid Creek - Bar surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Rapid Creek - Bar) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Rapid Creek - Bar is 7 km (4 miles) from Darwin. If you plan a holiday in Darwin - Northern Territories, look for hotels and other accommodation in Darwin. Darwin has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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