Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapid Creek - Beach today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 2s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapid Creek - Beach at 8AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 2s |
Table - waves today at Rapid Creek - Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:01AM6.75m | 5:51PM6.01m | 6:35AM6.97m | 6:31PM6.37m | 7:06AM7.05m | 7:09PM6.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24PM0.96m | 12:11PM2.15m | 00:08AM0.70m | 12:45PM1.71m | 00:47AM0.62m | 1:17PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 756 | 696 | 756 | 1009 | 887 | 889 | 1009 | 1009 | 1009 | 1009 | 887 | 887 | 887 | 889 | 1009 | 1009 | 1009 | 1009 | 889 | 889 | 891 | 912 | 1009 | 1009 |
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