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Rapid Creek - Beach surfForecast / NT – Darwin / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 ACSTForecast 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
30.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
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 kJ (?) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | on | on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:09PM 5.28 | 4:39AM 5.07 | 5:41PM 5.75 | 5:14AM 5.38 | 6:09PM 6.16 | 5:43AM 5.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:28AM 2.75 | 11:12PM 3.56 | 11:08AM 2.27 | 11:45PM 3.24 | 11:38AM 1.83 | 12:13AM 2.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
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