Rapid Creek - Beach surf break

Rapid Creek - Beach surfForecast / NT – Darwin / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Friday 09 Jan 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
30.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


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

The current surf forecast for Rapid Creek - Beach at 10PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)--
Afternoon (09 Jan)--
Evening (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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

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Fri
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.3
WNW
1.7
W
1.5
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)666667766667777776666566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)757677132151107128124991212281991068885918665526486628591
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
25
WNW
30
W
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
10
ESE
10
NW
25
W
25
W
20
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:39PM
6.17
10:00AM
5.54
10:08PM
5.74
10:48AM
5.03
10:38PM
5.30
11:58AM
4.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:33PM
2.04
4:04AM
2.24
4:07PM
2.68
4:46AM
2.52
4:47PM
3.32
5:37AM
2.79
Fri
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-----6:28-------6:30-------6:30--
Sunset7:16-------7:16-------7:17-------
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Rain (mm)
-1455--11-41454611611331
Temp. °C292928262628292929292829282828282828262728292829
Feels °C (?)303231292728292930302730283030302929293028303031
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