Rapid Creek - Beach surf break

Rapid Creek - Beach surfForecast / NT – Darwin / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Friday 08 May 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
29.4° 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: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
E
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
ESE
2
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
2
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
ENE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
S
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
15
E
15
NNE
10
N
5
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
15
E
20
NNE
10
ENE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
15
E
20
NE
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:10PM5.68m
10:27AM5.70m
9:44PM5.29m
11:17AM5.35m
10:40PM4.84m
12:28PM5.05m
Low Tide
3:46PM3.01m
3:54AM1.69m
4:30PM3.27m
4:39AM2.14m
5:30PM3.50m
5:43AM2.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:54
6:54
6:54
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6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
1
Temp °C
28
27
25
24
23
24
29
30
28
28
27
26
24
25
30
30
30
29
28
26
25
26
30
29
29
28
23
22
21
22
28
31
30
31
28
25
23
24
31
31
33
31
30
27
25
25
30
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
3
0.1
W
14
Energy kJ
1
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
Energy kJ
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
E
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
ESE
2
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
2
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
ENE
3
Energy kJ
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
3
5
3
2
1
5
8
9
6
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1421
1220
1220
1220
1220
1220
1328
1009
1009
1009
1009
1009
1009
1009
1009
1420
1009
1009
1009
1009
1220
1009
1329
1328
Best forecast wave conditions in Darwin - Northern Territories
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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