Rapid Creek - Beach surf break

Rapid Creek - Beach surfForecast / NT – Darwin / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Monday 12 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
30.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


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

The current surf forecast for Rapid Creek - Beach at 12AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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

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Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
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 (?)
1.1
W
0.9
W
1
W
1.2
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
1
WNW
1
W
1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.3
WNW
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
Period(s) (?)666566776664556667667788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8660767060685655513839404852739194107117190211212216216
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
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)
11:22PM
4.87
4:08PM
4.65
9:31PM
4.39
12:51AM
4.54
4:52PM
5.16
3:44AM
4.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:43PM
3.90
6:45AM
2.98
7:12PM
4.29
10:11PM
4.39
8:30AM
2.95
11:07PM
3.99
10:23AM
2.57
Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----6:31-------6:31-------6:31--
Sunset7:17-------7:17-------7:17-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--------------------1--1
Temp. °C282828282829303030292929292930303029292929303030
Feels °C (?)292930293031303032313029303031313230293030313130
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