Rapid Creek - Beach surf break

Rapid Creek - Beach surfForecast / NT – Darwin / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 19 Mar 2026 ACST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
28.5° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Rapid Creek - Beach at 1PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30am March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (19 Mar)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (19 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
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 (?)
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
WNW
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.3
WNW
0.2
W
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.3
WNW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)555555555333334444444555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)55552225223566677391213111113
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:26AM
6.41
6:43PM
6.98
7:02AM
6.81
7:12PM
7.09
7:39AM
7.05
7:41PM
7.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:33PM
1.47
12:58AM
1.32
1:08PM
1.40
1:29AM
0.93
1:44PM
1.48
2:02AM
0.68
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
Sunrise-6:50-------6:50-------6:50------
Sunset----6:58-------6:57-------6:57---
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
5-1----22111-432121242-1
Temp. °C272828282827272727282928282727272728282828272727
Feels °C (?)323332313131313030313230313030303030303031292929
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