Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapid Creek - Reef today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapid Creek - Reef at 4PM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Rapid Creek - Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat morning, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | W 16 | ENE 3 | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | NE 3 | W 15 |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:56AM7.14m | 7:53PM6.61m | 8:26AM6.91m | 8:30PM6.42m | 8:56AM6.59m | 9:08PM6.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04PM1.46m | 2:11AM0.59m | 2:38PM1.44m | 2:46AM1.05m | 3:11PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1219 | 1219 | 1420 | 1591 | 1586 | 1419 | 1219 | 1219 | 1219 | 1219 | 1420 | 1420 | 1420 | 1419 | 1219 | 1219 | 1219 | 1219 | 1420 | 1588 | 1419 | 1219 |
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