Rapid Creek - Beach surf break

Rapid Creek - Beach surfForecast / NT – Darwin / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Wednesday 21 Jan 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
30.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


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

The current surf forecast for Rapid Creek - Beach at 2PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (21 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
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
W
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
W
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
W
0.6
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
W
0.2
W
Period(s) (?)7777777777745577777776610
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)84977777634849493436492948616245473334242213118
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:20AM
6.50
7:56PM
7.18
7:53AM
6.60
8:24PM
7.07
8:30AM
6.57
8:54PM
6.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:34PM
0.88
2:05AM
1.76
2:07PM
1.02
2:37AM
1.66
2:43PM
1.33
3:12AM
1.65
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
Sunrise-6:35-------6:35-------6:35------
Sunset----7:19-------7:19-------7:19---
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Rain (mm)
-12-1-----211-221----221
Temp. °C282929292928282828292928282827272728282929282827
Feels °C (?)313130303231303131323129282929303030303032302928
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