Rapid Creek – Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Darwin – Northern Territories, Australia)

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Rapid Creek - Beach Surf Guide

Rapid Creek - Beach in Darwin - Northern Territories is a reasonably exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the southeast. Easily blown out by onshore winds Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west northwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around mid tide. Rarely crowded here. Beware of Box Jelly Fish, Crocodile, Sharks, Rays, rips.

Rapid Creek - Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	28.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Rapid Creek - Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Rapid Creek - Beach occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Rapid Creek - Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Rapid Creek - Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 0% of the time in January while 27% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 73% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

27%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

73%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Rapid Creek - Beach Location Map

Interactive Rapid Creek - Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Rapid Creek - Beach is Kununurra Airport (KNX) in Australia, which is 445 km (276 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Rapid Creek - Beach is El Tari (Kupang) Airport (KOE) in Indonesia, 821 km (510 miles) away.

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Rapid Creek - Beach Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 17 May 2026, 06:10 Local Time

m, °C	Sunday 17
ft, °F	6:30AM	9:30AM	12:30PM	3:30PM
Wave (m)	W	W	W	W
Period (s)	13	13	13	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on

What does Rapid Creek - Beach look like?

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Tides at Rapid Creek - Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Night Cliff, Australia, 4 km from Rapid Creek - Beach.

Next High Water: 06:44am | 7.07m

Next Low Water: 12:48pm | 1.92m

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Rapid Creek - Beach Sea Temperature

Sunny with very warm air temperatures, feeling like 29.0 °C once we account for any wind. Sea temperatures (28.6 °C) very warm too. Staying comfortable in the water at Rapid Creek - Beach won't be a problem, but wear at least a rash-vest to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 28.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Rapid Creek - Beach

Surf stats for Rapid Creek - Beach, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Rapid Creek - Beach

Wind stats for Rapid Creek - Beach, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Rapid Creek - Beach Reviews:

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Ratings

Based on 3 votes.

Overall:3.0
Quality on a good day:3.0
Consistency of Surf:2.7
Difficulty Level:1.7
Wind and Kite Surfing:4.0
Crowds:3.7
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Slat from Australia

“surf report spot on this morning 7am for Rapid Creek Beach. 26/02/13 glass 4ft on take off sets, photos to follow”

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