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Rapid Creek - Reef surf break

Rapid Creek - Reef surfForecast / NT – Darwin / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 29 Jan 2026 ACST
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Today's Rapid Creek - Reef sea temperature is
29.9° 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 12PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30am January 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (29 Jan)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (29 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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

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Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sun
01
6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1.2
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)666777777766677666767776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)106109116127131103120107103831021137571599682928612085858680
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
15
W
20
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
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on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:16PM
5.82
3:21AM
5.03
5:07PM
6.36
4:38AM
5.49
5:46PM
6.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:20AM
2.16
10:23PM
3.67
9:58AM
1.79
11:17PM
3.16
11:01AM
1.34
11:55PM
2.67
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sun
01
Sunrise-6:39-------6:39-------6:39------
Sunset----7:19-------7:19-------7:19---
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Rain (mm)
22321-2----14101012221--65
Temp. °C282828272828272828292828282626282827282828282828
Feels °C (?)282727262829272929292828292827282827282829292929
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