
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapid Creek - Beach today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapid Creek - Beach at 8PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Rapid Creek - Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 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) | W 6 | W 6 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | W 4 | W 3 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:48PM5.35m | 5:19AM6.08m | 5:37PM5.89m | 5:53AM6.35m | 6:18PM6.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57AM2.74m | 10:57PM2.11m | 11:36AM2.10m | 11:45PM1.91m | 12:11PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | ENE 3 | — |
— | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 3 |
— | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 887 | 900 | 900 | 756 | 756 | 756 | 756 | 756 | 900 | 900 | 889 | 756 | 756 | 756 | 756 | 756 | 900 | 900 | 1009 | 756 |
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