Rapid Creek - Beach surf break

Rapid Creek - Beach surfForecast / NT – Darwin / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Wednesday 28 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
29.9° 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 10PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)--
Afternoon (28 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (28 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
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 (?)
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.4
W
Period(s) (?)556666666677777777677776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9288123114108103108120144182193176171168176157166171116124110110128163
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
W
30
SW
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
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:25PM
5.30
1:23AM
4.90
4:16PM
5.82
3:21AM
5.03
5:07PM
6.36
4:38AM
5.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:50PM
3.93
8:20AM
2.16
10:23PM
3.67
9:58AM
1.79
11:17PM
3.16
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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Sunset--7:19-------7:19-------7:19-----
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Rain (mm)
64321-12332--11351---1210
Temp. °C282828282828282828282828282828282829292828282825
Feels °C (?)282828292828282827272828282828272829302929293025
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