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Rapid Bay Jetty

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Rapid Bay Jetty at a glance

Rapid Bay Jetty is a dive site in South Australia, Australia. Typically most favorable Apr · from 3 years of archive data. Recent reports put the water around 17°C (63°F). Check the latest conditions and entry details before you go.

Favorable window now· until 20:00 · sunset 19:41

Forecast for this hour · 14:00 · run 10 h ago
0.5 m (1.7 ft)waves — under a meter expected (waves — about two feet expected)

Tap a factor for its source and model point · Forecast 17°C · seasonal avg 16°C ( · Forecast 63°F · seasonal avg 61°F)

Dive windows this week

Lightest wind: Sun
Mon6:00–20:00 favorable

0.5 m waves · 5 kn wind (1.7 ft waves · 5 kn wind)

Tue6:00–20:00 favorable

0.4 m waves · 5 kn wind (1.3 ft waves · 5 kn wind)

Wed6:00–20:00 favorable

0.4 m waves · 5 kn wind (1.1 ft waves · 5 kn wind)

Thu6:00–20:00 favorable

0.4 m waves · 6 kn wind (1.3 ft waves · 6 kn wind)

Fri6:00–20:00 favorable

0.7 m waves · 7 kn wind (2.4 ft waves · 7 kn wind)

Sat6:00–20:00 favorable

0.4 m waves · 5 kn wind (1.2 ft waves · 5 kn wind)

Sun6:00–20:00 favorable

0.2 m waves · 4 kn wind (0.7 ft waves · 4 kn wind)

Favorable windowModerate window— no window

Every forecast dive window each day, site-local time, from wave and wind forecasts. Numbers under each bar are daylight averages.

First light 5:54 · Sunrise 6:20 · Sunset 19:41 · some windows run past sunset

Source: Open-Meteo marine · model point 8.9 km from site · updated 26 Oct, 03:52 GMT+10:30

Forecast only — always assess conditions on site.

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Recent diver reports

Dated firsthand observations from divers — not current conditions.

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Best months, historically

What conditions have historically been typical at this site, month by month — not a forecast.

  1. January, 83% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 20°C (67°F), waves have typically been 0.9 m (3.0 ft), wind has typically been 17 knots
  2. February, 71% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 20°C (68°F), waves have typically been 1.0 m (3.3 ft), wind has typically been 18 knots
  3. March, 81% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 20°C (68°F), waves have typically been 0.9 m (3.1 ft), wind has typically been 17 knots
  4. April, 86% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 19°C (66°F), waves have typically been 0.8 m (2.8 ft), wind has typically been 15 knots, historically most favorable
  5. May, 78% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 17°C (63°F), waves have typically been 0.9 m (3.1 ft), wind has typically been 16 knots
  6. June, 56% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 15°C (60°F), waves have typically been 1.4 m (4.4 ft), wind has typically been 19 knots
  7. July, 56% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 14°C (58°F), waves have typically been 1.3 m (4.4 ft), wind has typically been 19 knots
  8. August, 67% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 14°C (57°F), waves have typically been 1.2 m (3.9 ft), wind has typically been 18 knots
  9. September, 61% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 15°C (58°F), waves have typically been 1.2 m (3.9 ft), wind has typically been 18 knots
  10. October, 67% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 16°C (61°F), waves have typically been 1.1 m (3.6 ft), wind has typically been 18 knots
  11. November, 68% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 17°C (63°F), waves have typically been 1.1 m (3.5 ft), wind has typically been 19 knots
  12. December, 71% of days have historically been favorable, water has typically been 19°C (66°F), waves have typically been 1.0 m (3.3 ft), wind has typically been 18 knots

April has typically had the largest share of favorable days here. Conditions vary year to year — this is historical context, not a forecast.

Based on 3 years of archive data. Bar height shows the share of days each month whose conditions have historically scored favorably.

Marine life recorded at this site, by month

Recorded observations — evidence of past sightings, not a promise of what you’ll encounter.

  • Phycodurus eques recorded here Apr, Nov (4 records)

    most recent 2017

  • Bottlenose Dolphin recorded here Apr (1 record)

    Tursiops truncatusmost recent 2012

  • Giant Cuttlefish recorded here Apr (1 record)

    Ascarosepion apamamost recent 2012

Newest record here: 2017. Counts are occurrence records near this site from public biodiversity datasets (GBIF), grouped by calendar month across all sampled years. Sightings vary — past records are context, not a prediction.

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Data updated July 2026

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