Rapid Creek - Beach surf break

Rapid Creek - Beach surfForecast / NT – Darwin / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 26 Jan 2026 ACST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
30.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


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

The current surf forecast for Rapid Creek - Beach at 2PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30am January 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (26 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (26 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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

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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
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 (?)
1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.7
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
W
0.8
WNW
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.4
WNW
1.6
W
Period(s) (?)10106999999999999956966777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19724810629821915513010379578413510110813319095106263200206240208269
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
25
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
WSW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:56AM
5.68
10:48PM
5.61
12:15PM
5.33
11:51PM
5.16
2:25PM
5.30
1:23AM
4.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:39AM
1.91
5:01PM
3.05
5:38AM
2.11
6:12PM
3.62
6:50AM
2.24
7:50PM
3.93
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
Sunrise-6:37-------6:37-------6:37------
Sunset----7:19-------7:19-------7:19---
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Rain (mm)
-26541-131-517224757202334
Temp. °C282827262627272727272827262727262726262727272727
Feels °C (?)282827262829292931313229272828282827262827282726
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