Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapid Creek - Reef today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 20s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapid Creek - Reef at 2AM is: 0.1m 20s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Rapid Creek - Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | W 19 | W 17 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | NE 4 | NE 4 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | NE 4 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:14PM5.33m | 9:42AM5.54m | 11:03PM4.88m | 10:01AM5.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00PM1.58m | 4:04AM3.01m | 4:39PM1.92m | 4:44AM3.55m | 5:27PM2.27m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 19 | W 17 | NE 3 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | — | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1008 | 1219 | 1219 | 1219 | 695 | 1219 | 1421 | 1420 | 1219 | 1219 | 1219 | 888 | 1219 | 1219 | 1328 | 1420 | 1586 | 1420 |
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