Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rapid Creek - Reef today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rapid Creek - Reef at 10PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rapid Creek - Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 17 | WSW 3 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 3 | W 14 | SW 4 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | — | WSW 3 | W 3 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:02AM4.71m | 00:52AM4.84m | 12:12PM4.27m | 3:30AM4.95m | 3:19PM4.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49PM2.65m | 7:01AM3.93m | 7:09PM2.95m | 10:20AM3.62m | 8:54PM2.98m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 17 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | SW 4 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | NE 3 | — | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 886 | 900 | 888 | 886 | 695 | 695 | 695 | 886 | 888 | 888 | 888 | 886 | 695 | 695 | 695 | 755 | 886 | 890 | 1008 | 886 |
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