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Rapid Creek - Reef surf break

Rapid Creek - Reef surfForecast / NT – Darwin / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 22 Jan 2026 ACST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Today's Rapid Creek - Reef sea temperature is
30.2° 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: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (23 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM
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 (?)
0.6
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.8
W
0.9
WNW
0.8
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
WNW
0.3
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.6
W
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)7745666777667771010101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35452443432830232322212481919638010411471122105121119
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:24PM
7.07
8:30AM
6.57
8:54PM
6.84
9:10AM
6.39
9:27PM
6.50
9:57AM
6.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:37AM
1.66
2:43PM
1.33
3:12AM
1.65
3:22PM
1.80
3:52AM
1.74
Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise-----6:35-------6:37-------6:37--
Sunset7:19-------7:19-------7:19-------
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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Rain (mm)
---4---------421311--12-
Temp. °C272728272728292829282828272828292928282828282929
Feels °C (?)272829282831313132313131303131323230302929292930
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