Rapid Creek - Beach surf break

Rapid Creek - Beach surfForecast / NT – Darwin / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Thursday 05 Mar 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
29.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Rapid Creek - Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Rapid Creek - Beach at 8PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm March 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Mar)--
Afternoon (05 Mar)--
Evening (05 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


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Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
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 (?)
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
0.4
W
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)666556776848456667888777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19600901131561450164212904512116418119424718700014396
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:28PM
7.00
7:50AM
6.66
7:54PM
6.89
8:23AM
6.51
8:18PM
6.70
8:55AM
6.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:24PM
1.45
1:47AM
1.23
1:54PM
1.70
2:16AM
1.18
2:23PM
2.04
2:45AM
1.25
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise-------6:48-------6:48-------6:48
Sunset--7:07-------7:06-------7:05-----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
21--1716761335161612187423123
Temp. °C272727282725242324252524242425252525252525252626
Feels °C (?)252526272524222023242522232325242524262626262626
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