Rapid Creek – Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Darwin – Northern Territories, Australia)

Rapid Creek - Reef Surf Guide
Rapid Creek - Reef in Darwin - Northern Territories is an exposed reef break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the south southeast. Easily blown out by onshore winds Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell direction is from the west northwest. Best around mid tide. Rarely crowded here. Beware of Box Jelly Fish, Crocodile, Sharks, Rays, rocks and rips.
Rapid Creek - Reef Spot Info
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Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
fairly consistent | 30.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite |
Surfing Rapid Creek - Reef:
The best conditions reported for surf at Rapid Creek - Reef occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southeast.
What's the best time of year to surf Rapid Creek - Reef (for consistent clean waves)?
Explore Rapid Creek - Reef Location Map
Interactive Rapid Creek - Reef surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Rapid Creek - Reef is Kununurra Airport (KNX) in Australia, which is 444 km (276 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Rapid Creek - Reef is El Tari (Kupang) Airport (KOE) in Indonesia, 821 km (510 miles) away.
Saturday, 6 March 2021, 20:57 Local Time
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Wind State | cross- on |
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Tides at Rapid Creek - Reef
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Swell History at Rapid Creek - Reef
Surf stats for Rapid Creek - Reef, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.
Wind History at Rapid Creek - Reef
Wind stats for Rapid Creek - Reef, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.
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Wave Buoys Nearest To Rapid Creek - Reef:
- Closest Wave BuoyAlbatross Bay Buoy732 mi
- Second closest Wave BuoyCairns Buoy1039 mi
- Third closest Wave BuoyTownsville Buoy1175 mi
- Fourth closest Wave BuoyAbbot Point Buoy1256 mi
- Fifth closest Wave BuoyMackay Inner Buoy1358 mi