
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapid Creek - Beach today (27 Sep):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 20s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapid Creek - Beach at 4AM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Rapid Creek - Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:15PM6.04m | 6:28AM6.63m | 6:49PM6.49m | 6:56AM6.80m | 7:24PM6.81m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:18AM1.60m | 12:44PM1.31m | 00:53AM1.46m | 1:13PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | NE 4 |
— | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 |
6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 28 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 912 | 889 | 1220 | 1220 | 756 | 912 | 891 | 1328 | 1009 | 1009 | 1220 | 696 | 756 | 889 | 889 | 912 | 1009 | 1009 |
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