Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapid Creek - Beach today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapid Creek - Beach at 3AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Rapid Creek - Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:46PM6.60m | 8:04AM6.86m | 8:21PM6.45m | 8:30AM6.62m | 8:57PM6.16m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56AM1.00m | 2:20PM1.07m | 2:29AM1.41m | 2:52PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 12 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1328 | 1009 | 1220 | 1220 | 1220 | 1220 | 1420 | 1328 | 1009 | 1009 | 1009 | 1009 | 889 | 1220 | 912 | 912 | 1220 | 1009 |
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