Rapid Bay
Kitesurf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
24Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 15 kn gusting 29, cross-offshore, Water: chop
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNW 6 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 19°C
Wed 4 · 54 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 15 kn
- Gusts
- 29kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 17°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 5 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 16°C
Fri 6 · 42 out of 100
- Wind
- W 15 kn
- Gusts
- 28kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 18°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 11 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 14°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 9 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 20°C
Mon 9 · 26 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 11 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 23°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 481, good
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 642, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 926, poor
- Tue 100, poor
- Wed 110, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces Nopen to the N
- Best wind: E or Walong the shore
- Avoid: Sblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 17 °C3/2 wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 12 knots | 24kn | offnot safe | chop | 21°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots | 14kn | on | flat | 19°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 81, good | wind from the south-west, 15 knots | 29kn | cross-off | chop | 17°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots | 12kn | side | chop | 16°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 42, poor | wind from the west, 15 knots | 28kn | side-on | chop | 18°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 11 knots | 23kn | offnot safe | chop | 14°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots | 22kn | side | chop | 20°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 26, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots | 22kn | side-on | chop | 23°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 19 knots | 37kn | offnot safe | chop | 17°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-east, 15 knots | 29kn | offnot safe | chop | 16°C |
Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovLow 00:50 −0.3 mHigh 08:40 +0.6 mLow 17:27 −0.1 mHigh 19:12 −0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 00:16 −0.2 mHigh 08:47 +0.4 mLow 22:37 −0.2 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 06:47 +0.2 mLow 12:18 +0.1 mHigh 15:00 +0.1 mLow 22:07 −0.2 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
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Photos of Rapid Bay
More kitesurf near here
1 place
- Second Valley 3.6 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Rapid Bay
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces N, so wind from the S blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 17°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing N. Wind from the N blows onshore, wind from the S blows out to sea, and wind from the E or W runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 35). The sea is about 14°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 21°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Second Valley. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 1 dive site.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,810–US$3,480 each
about US$1,810–US$3,480 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to ADL, estimated from distance and season, changing at SFO, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$986–US$2,040 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$148–US$242 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$356–US$597 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$597 |
| Total | about US$1,810–US$3,480 |
Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Second Valley
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about 10 min by car · 10 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Second Valley its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 29h 50m
About 29h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → ADL, changing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), then 1h 30m by road
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