
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapid Creek - Beach today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapid Creek - Beach at 2PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rapid Creek - Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:51AM5.85m | 11:17PM5.59m | 10:37AM5.37m | 00:35AM5.26m | 11:46AM4.90m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:15AM2.74m | 4:42PM1.26m | 5:11AM3.29m | 5:41PM1.61m | 6:24AM3.72m | 6:53PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | NE 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | — | W 13 | — | — |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | — | ENE 3 | NE 2 | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | W 4 | W 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 696 | 756 | 891 | 889 | 912 | 1009 | 696 | 756 | 756 | 756 | 889 | 900 | 1421 | 1009 | 1009 | 756 | 756 | 756 | 900 | 900 | 900 | 756 |
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