Surf Forecasts:
Rapid Creek - Beach surf forecast from 29 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 1 Sep, 9AM (local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 21s period, W swell with 9 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 0.1m 21s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 30) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Tue 1st Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) 21s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rapid Creek - Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve got to be straight with you – the next 16 days are a total write-off for a wave. That’s a long stretch with nothing to offer, and for this area, a blank run like this is more normal than you’d hope. The swell just isn’t there, and what little shows up is tiny and weak.
Rapid Creek - Beach is the only break on the cards, and it’s a frustrating watch. The water temp is sitting at 81°F, which is about average for this time of year – nothing to get excited about there.
From Sunday the 30th of August right through to Monday the 14th of September, it’s the same story. Swell heights are a pathetic 0.3ft to 2ft, with periods that are all over the shop – some long-period groundswell readings like 16 seconds and even 21 seconds, but with absolutely no height behind them. The combined energy is pitiful, barely scratching 18 on the best day, and often just 2 or 3. Winds are generally light to moderate, with a few mornings offering clean conditions thanks to an offshore or cross-off breeze, like Monday the 31st of August morning with ESE 16 mph offshore, or Saturday the 5th of September morning with glassy ENE 3 mph. But it doesn’t matter one bit – you can’t surf air.
The only slight tease comes on Monday the 7th of September afternoon, with a 2ft swell from the WNW and a 3-second period, and Tuesday the 8th of September morning with 2ft from the WSW and a 4-second period. But these are short-period, weak wind swells, and the winds are either cross-on or cross-shore, leaving it choppy and ugly. The combined energy is 6 and 15 respectively – still hopeless. The break is fairly exposed to swell, but there’s just nothing to expose.
I wouldn’t even bother paddling out. Honestly, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on those rare afternoons when the onshore picks up – but for a surfer, it’s a solid two weeks of watching the horizon do nothing. Forecasts can change, but right now, there’s no light at the end of the tunnel.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:32PM6.53m | 7:45AM6.89m | 8:08PM6.63m | 8:14AM6.79m | 8:46PM6.58m | 8:43AM6.58m | 9:29PM6.36m | 9:15AM6.26m | 10:17PM6.01m | 9:51AM5.85m | 11:17PM5.59m | 10:37AM5.37m | 00:35AM5.26m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33PM1.19m | 1:39AM1.15m | 2:03PM0.95m | 2:13AM1.36m | 2:35PM0.82m | 2:49AM1.71m | 3:12PM0.83m | 3:29AM2.19m | 3:53PM0.99m | 4:15AM2.74m | 4:42PM1.26m | 5:11AM3.29m | 5:41PM1.61m | ||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | — | 6:42 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | 6:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | NE 3 | — | ENE 3 | — | — | W 21 | — | W 19 | W 19 | WNW 3 | W 17 | W 16 | NNE 3 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | W 14 | W 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 9 | — | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 21 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | — | — | W 17 | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 2 | NE 4 | — | E 3 | — | — | E 3 | NE 3 | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 3 | — | NE 2 | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — | W 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 10 | — | 3 | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 912 | 1009 | 756 | 1328 | 1587 | 696 | 912 | 1009 | 696 | 912 | 1009 | 696 | 891 | 1009 | 696 | 889 | 1009 | 756 | 889 | 1009 | 756 |
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