
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapid Creek - Beach today (26 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapid Creek - Beach at 6PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rapid Creek - Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 3 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 3 | W 3 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:39PM6.74m | 6:34AM6.66m | 7:14PM7.09m | 7:04AM6.82m | 7:50PM7.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:22PM1.12m | 00:42AM1.82m | 12:53PM0.63m | 1:17AM1.76m | 1:27PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | — | W 16 | W 16 | SW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 13 | W 13 | — | W 13 | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — |
5 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | SW 4 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | W 4 | WSW 2 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | W 4 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 900 | 900 | 900 | 696 | 696 | 696 | 696 | 696 | 900 | 1009 | 1009 | 696 | 696 | 756 | 756 | 887 | 900 | 1009 | 1421 | 1009 |
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