
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapid Creek - Reef today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapid Creek - Reef at 10PM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Rapid Creek - Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 3 | W 3 | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 3 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:44PM4.96m | 5:02AM5.73m | 5:26PM5.62m | 5:33AM6.09m | 6:03PM6.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53AM3.00m | 10:35PM2.68m | 11:21AM2.35m | 11:26PM2.31m | 11:51AM1.71m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | — | W 7 | — | W 19 | W 19 | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 888 | 886 | 1008 | 1008 | 695 | 695 | 695 | 695 | 888 | 900 | 1008 | 695 | 695 | 695 | 695 | 755 | 888 | 900 | 900 | 695 |
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