Rapid Creek - Beach surf break

Rapid Creek - Beach surfForecast / NT – Darwin / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 05 Jan 2026 ACST
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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
31.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than 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 4PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30am January 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (05 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (05 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thu
08
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
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 (?)
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
WNW
1.1
W
1.1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)455666455566666666655544
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)333127303143215360474135362618253323212113201424
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
25
SE
20
NNW
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
30
S
15
W
5
S
5
WNW
10
SW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
glassoncrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:57AM
6.73
7:42PM
7.38
7:33AM
6.78
8:13PM
7.21
8:08AM
6.67
8:43PM
6.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:18PM
0.37
1:48AM
1.83
1:53PM
0.55
2:21AM
1.79
2:27PM
0.92
2:53AM
1.85
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thu
08
Sunrise-6:26-------6:26-------6:26------
Sunset----7:15-------7:15-------7:15---
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-2--28-------71---1----1
Temp. °C293031312924272728293031302729272828303130292928
Feels °C (?)313334343224282830333334332731303232333432313130
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