Rapid Creek - Beach surf break

Rapid Creek - Beach surfForecast / NT – Darwin / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 20 Mar 2026 ACST
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Rapid Creek - Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rapid Creek - Beach sea temperature is
28.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rapid Creek - Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Rapid Creek - Beach at 12PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (20 Mar)1ft (0.3m)3s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
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 (?)
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.4
W
0.6
W
1.2
W
1.6
W
2
W
2.1
WNW
2.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)444333334444444444456778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)444542221114446101451268171355443623
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
S
10
SW
20
WSW
35
W
45
W
50
WNW
50
WNW
55
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:02AM
6.81
7:12PM
7.09
7:39AM
7.05
7:41PM
7.09
8:17AM
7.11
8:12PM
6.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:08PM
1.40
1:29AM
0.93
1:44PM
1.48
2:02AM
0.68
2:20PM
1.73
2:37AM
0.59
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise-6:50-------6:50-------6:50------
Sunset----6:57-------6:57-------6:55---
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1---1-2621-122-1123712272211
Temp. °C272829292928282726262829282727272627252525252526
Feels °C (?)303132313231323029303131303030292929262322212121
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