- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Rapid Creek - Reef Surf Forecast
/ NT – Darwin (5 breaks) / Northern Territory (5 breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Rapid Creek - Reef surfForecast / NT – Darwin / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 15 May 2026 ACSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Today's Rapid Creek - Reef sea temperature is
28.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rapid Creek - Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Rapid Creek - Reef at 9PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rapid Creek - Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 15 | NE 4 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | |
3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:23PM6.03m | 6:07AM6.62m | 5:58PM6.37m | 6:44AM7.07m | 6:31PM6.64m | 7:20AM7.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30AM2.41m | 11:42PM1.32m | 12:11PM2.11m | 00:18AM0.73m | 12:48PM1.92m | 00:54AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — |
 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — |
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1327 | 1328 | 1420 | 1219 | 1219 | 1219 | 911 | 888 | 888 | 890 | 1008 | 1008 | 1008 | 695 | 755 | 755 | 886 | 886 | 755 | 755 | 755 | 755 | 1008 | 888 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Darwin - Northern Territories | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Rapid Creek - Reef surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest