Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapid Creek - Beach today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapid Creek - Beach at 9AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Rapid Creek - Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:11PM6.53m | 8:06AM6.62m | 8:45PM6.31m | 8:30AM6.39m | 9:18PM6.00m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13AM1.78m | 2:32PM0.85m | 2:42AM2.15m | 3:02PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | NE 3 | W 3 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | NE 3 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | WNW 3 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | WNW 2 | — | E 3 | E 2 | E 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1009 | 1009 | 1220 | 756 | 889 | 1220 | 1591 | 1009 | 1009 | 1009 | 1220 | 696 | 696 | 1220 | 1420 | 1009 | 1576 | 1328 |
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