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Rapid Creek - Reef surf break

Rapid Creek - Reef surfForecast / NT – Darwin / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Saturday 24 Jan 2026 ACST
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Today's Rapid Creek - Reef sea temperature is
30.1° 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 4PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30am January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (24 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
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 (?)
0.3
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)777991110101010101010109999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)81515424837857473505071706787838888861081061068280
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:10AM
6.39
9:27PM
6.50
9:57AM
6.08
10:03PM
6.08
10:56AM
5.68
10:48PM
5.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:22PM
1.80
3:52AM
1.74
4:06PM
2.40
4:39AM
1.91
5:01PM
3.05
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
Sunrise-6:37-------6:37-------6:37------
Sunset----7:19-------7:19-------7:19---
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thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--2-111---------3782--13
Temp. °C282829302928282828292929292828282727262626272727
Feels °C (?)313032323130303131323029303029302929272828282929
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