Rapid Creek - Beach surf break

Rapid Creek - Beach surfForecast / NT – Darwin / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Thursday 12 Mar 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
29.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Rapid Creek - Beach at 6PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)--
Afternoon (12 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (12 Mar)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
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 (?)
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)455555566556676677577756
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30454740424250557261749285129126155117935693821025970
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:44AM
4.94
9:46PM
4.99
1:25PM
4.80
9:28PM
4.54
4:18PM
5.20
2:13AM
4.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:25PM
4.12
6:00AM
2.64
6:55PM
4.35
7:16AM
2.82
11:01PM
4.01
8:54AM
2.75
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50
Sunset--7:01-------7:01-------7:00-----
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Rain (mm)
31---211111-445745212134
Temp. °C282828282727272829282827272727272627272727272727
Feels °C (?)292829292828282929282928292828282829292928292828
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