Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapid Creek - Beach today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapid Creek - Beach at 8PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Rapid Creek - Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NE 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:01PM5.70m | 9:12AM5.56m | 10:40PM5.37m | 9:34AM5.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35PM1.43m | 3:52AM3.21m | 4:07PM1.81m | 4:34AM3.54m | 4:49PM2.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | NE 3 | — | — | W 3 | NNW 3 | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 912 | 891 | 1009 | 1009 | 1009 | 1009 | 889 | 889 | 889 | 891 | 1009 | 1009 | 1009 | 756 | 756 | 756 | 889 | 900 | 1421 | 756 |
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