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Rapid Creek - Beach surf break

Rapid Creek - Beach surfForecast / NT – Darwin / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 16 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
30.4° 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 3PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jan)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
W
2
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.5
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
0.1
W
1.2
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.5
W
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
W
Period(s) (?)7888888678886148788988888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36845450741228418718715424620818726819341642863324284932980000
Wind
(km/h)
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
35
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
NW
20
NNW
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
on		ononcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:42AM
4.92
5:48PM
6.08
5:18AM
5.29
6:13PM
6.47
5:49AM
5.65
6:37PM
6.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:04AM
2.14
11:59PM
3.20
11:35AM
1.73
12:22AM
2.83
12:04PM
1.37
12:46AM
2.49
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
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Sunset----7:19-------7:19-------7:19---
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Rain (mm)
--341---146364578575-141
Temp. °C292929292828282828282727262727262627272727272727
Feels °C (?)282829282830292829272827272826272930292932313030
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