Rapid Creek - Beach surf break

Rapid Creek - Beach surfForecast / NT – Darwin / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 13 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
30.6° 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 1AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
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 (?)
0.9
W
1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.3
WNW
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
Period(s) (?)445556665566777777778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30384764656262815264109151173206181242230203298315408260235201
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
25
W
5
NW
25
WNW
35
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-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:08PM
4.65
9:31PM
4.39
12:51AM
4.54
4:52PM
5.16
3:44AM
4.58
5:22PM
5.64
4:42AM
4.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:12PM
4.29
10:11PM
4.39
8:30AM
2.95
11:07PM
3.99
10:23AM
2.57
11:35PM
3.59
11:04AM
2.14
Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-----6:31-------6:31-------6:31--
Sunset7:17-------7:17-------7:17-------
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1--11--224808-
Temp. °C292929282829303029292929293030303029292927232527
Feels °C (?)302930282931313130313029303131313230303028262626
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