Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapid Creek - Beach today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 2s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapid Creek - Beach at 2PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 2s |
Table - waves today at Rapid Creek - Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NE 3 | NE 4 | W 2 | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | ENE 3 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | NE 3 | WNW 3 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:40AM5.26m | 4:14PM4.38m | 5:08AM5.67m | 5:03PM4.94m | 5:35AM6.05m | 5:40PM5.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13AM3.46m | 10:04PM2.57m | 11:31AM2.92m | 11:02PM2.20m | 11:53AM2.37m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 27 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NE 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 16 | NE 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | NE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 10 | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | W 2 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 756 | 889 | 889 | 912 | 912 | 1009 | 1009 | 696 | 696 | 889 | 889 | 1009 | 1009 | 1016 | 1220 | 696 | 696 | 912 | 889 | 912 | 1009 | 1220 |
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