Rapid Creek - Beach surf break

Rapid Creek - Beach surfForecast / NT – Darwin / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Wednesday 07 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
30.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than 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 1AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (08 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (08 Jan)2ft (0.6m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
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 (?)
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1
W
1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
Period(s) (?)333344455545666666666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)56459111320181913551011027676961047876698086108
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
20
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononcross-
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
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:43PM
6.93
8:43AM
6.41
9:11PM
6.57
9:20AM
6.02
9:39PM
6.17
10:00AM
5.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:53AM
1.85
3:00PM
1.43
3:27AM
2.01
3:33PM
2.04
4:04AM
2.24
Wed
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise-----6:28-------6:28-------6:28--
Sunset7:15-------7:16-------7:16-------
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--411--111-1-2443----344
Temp. °C302929282929303029292929292929292828282828292929
Feels °C (?)323233313132323231313030303029302827272727292930
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