
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapid Creek - Beach today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapid Creek - Beach at 8PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rapid Creek - Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:17PM4.67m | 4:42AM5.90m | 4:04PM5.02m | 5:25AM6.39m | 5:05PM5.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:08PM1.78m | 10:53AM3.20m | 10:30PM1.36m | 11:36AM2.65m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | W 17 | W 16 | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | — | — | W 16 | — | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1009 | 1009 | 1009 | 1009 | 696 | 696 | 696 | 756 | 889 | 887 | 889 | 696 | 756 | 756 | 756 | 756 | 900 | 1009 | 1009 | 756 |
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