Rapid Creek - Reef surf break

Rapid Creek - Reef surfForecast / NT – Darwin / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Friday 23 Jan 2026 ACST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Today's Rapid Creek - Reef sea temperature is
30.1° 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 2AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (24 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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

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Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
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
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.2
W
0.4
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)66677799911101010101010101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)202121228872866378658505050717194989612312511783
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
SW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:54PM
6.84
9:10AM
6.39
9:27PM
6.50
9:57AM
6.08
10:03PM
6.08
10:56AM
5.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:12AM
1.65
3:22PM
1.80
3:52AM
1.74
4:06PM
2.40
4:39AM
1.91
Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise-----6:37-------6:37-------6:37--
Sunset7:19-------7:19-------7:19-------
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Rain (mm)
1-----------131111116112412
Temp. °C282828282828292929292828282829292828282727262424
Feels °C (?)313031303131323131313030303031302929302828292728
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