Rapid Creek - Beach surf break

Rapid Creek - Beach surfForecast / NT – Darwin / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Friday 16 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
30.3° 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 1AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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 (?)
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.1
WNW
1
W
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.6
W
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)888888888888877747777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)001822081591381101101251271241491631361098643971048183345957
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
25
WSW
15
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:48PM
6.08
5:18AM
5.29
6:13PM
6.47
5:49AM
5.65
6:37PM
6.79
6:18AM
5.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:59PM
3.20
11:35AM
1.73
12:22AM
2.83
12:04PM
1.37
12:46AM
2.49
12:33PM
1.09
Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-----6:33-------6:33-------6:33--
Sunset7:19-------7:19-------7:19-------
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thunderstorm
part cloud
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part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
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Rain (mm)
31-2211--1--1131---11-24
Temp. °C282727282727282828272727272828282828272828282929
Feels °C (?)282729272729302930303130292929293031293030303131
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