Surf Forecasts:
Rapid Creek - Beach surf forecast from 27 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 2 Aug, 6PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period, NE swell with 4 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Rapid Creek - Beach this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Rapid Creek - Beach in the next 16 days are 0.4m 3s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Friday (Jul 31) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 3s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rapid Creek - Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty, and I gotta be straight with you. Looking at the whole 16-day window for Rapid Creek – Beach, it’s a tough stretch. The forecast is basically flat with zero rideable swell for the vast majority of the period. We’re talking a solid block of nothing from now all the way through to the first week of August.
The first sign of any life, and I mean barely a pulse, shows up on Thursday afternoon, the 6th of August. We get a tiny westerly push of 0.3ft at a very long period of 19 seconds. The combined energy is just a whisper (7). That’s a long-period groundswell, which is nice for shape, but at that size, it’s just a ripple. The morning of the 9th of August offers a similar story: 0.3ft from the west at 20 seconds, with a clean, light offshore breeze blowing from the east at 6 mph. That’s the cleanest window we get, but again, the swell is basically non-existent. The combined energy is still weak (8).
After that, it fades back into nothing. There’s a consistent, moderate offshore wind in the mornings from the ESE, which would be epic if there was any swell. But there isn’t. The water temperature anomaly is about average for the time of year, so nothing weird there.
Honestly, this isn’t a surf outlook; it’s a flat spell report. The only thing that might get a little bump is the very long period nature of the tiny swell, which could wrap into a point or reef, but Rapid Creek is a beach break. For a beach break, that long period (over 15 seconds) will just make it break straight and close out, even if there was more height. There’s nothing to get excited about here. It’s a blank run, and for this area, that’s just how it goes sometimes.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | SW 3 | SE 3 | ENE 3 | — | ESE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ESE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | E 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:04AM6.13m | 5:41PM5.27m | 6:28AM6.44m | 6:10PM5.61m | 6:52AM6.68m | 6:40PM5.91m | 7:16AM6.84m | 7:10PM6.15m | 7:41AM6.90m | 7:41PM6.31m | 8:08AM6.85m | 8:15PM6.34m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:25PM1.70m | 12:16PM2.73m | 11:55PM1.37m | 12:39PM2.37m | 00:23AM1.10m | 1:02PM2.05m | 00:52AM0.92m | 1:26PM1.77m | 1:21AM0.85m | 1:53PM1.55m | 1:52AM0.92m | 2:21PM1.40m | 2:25AM1.15m | ||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | 6:38 | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | — | SW 3 | SE 3 | ENE 3 | — | ESE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ESE 3 | ENE 3 | — | E 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1220 | 1420 | 1421 | 1009 | 1009 | 1016 | 1009 | 912 | 1587 | 1220 | 912 | 1220 | 1220 | 1328 | 1220 | 1220 | 1421 | 1421 | 1220 |
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