Rapid Creek - Beach surf break

Rapid Creek - Beach surfForecast / NT – Darwin / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 23 Jan 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
30.2° 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 4PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (23 Jan)2ft (0.6m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
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 (?)
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
WNW
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.4
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
Period(s) (?)666666677799101111101010996999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)393938393030212226141528105164150133137135126266111208169151
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
oncross-
on
ononononcross-
on
ononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:30AM
6.57
8:54PM
6.84
9:10AM
6.39
9:27PM
6.50
9:57AM
6.08
10:03PM
6.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:43PM
1.33
3:12AM
1.65
3:22PM
1.80
3:52AM
1.74
4:06PM
2.40
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
Sunrise-6:35-------6:37-------6:37------
Sunset----7:19-------7:19-------7:19---
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---1------22-11----441--
Temp. °C282829282828282828282828292828282828292827272627
Feels °C (?)313030303030303131313129313031303030312828292830
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