Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapid Creek - Reef today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapid Creek - Reef at 2AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Rapid Creek - Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:52PM5.64m | 9:12AM5.75m | 10:31PM5.26m | 9:30AM5.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33PM1.29m | 3:40AM3.00m | 4:05PM1.63m | 4:14AM3.43m | 4:44PM2.02m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 17 | W 15 | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1008 | 1219 | 695 | 755 | 695 | 888 | 911 | 1328 | 1008 | 1219 | 1219 | 755 | 755 | 888 | 890 | 1008 | 1008 | 1008 |
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