Explore Rapid Bay, South Australia, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rapid Bay, SA map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Rapid Bay, South Australia, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of South Australia or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Rapid Bay and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Rapid Bay.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | Rapid Bay |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | The Dc Of Yankalilla |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -35.53769 |
| Longitude | 138.18367 |
| Population | 20 |
| Density | 1.2 /km² |
| Area | 16.8 km² |
| Elevation | 9 m |
| Postcode | 5204 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 78 km south-southwest |
Rapid Bay is a locality in The Dc Of Yankalilla local government area of South Australia, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 20. The locality covers an area of 16.8 km², giving a population density of about 1.2 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 9 m above sea level. It lies approximately 78 km south-southwest of Adelaide. Rapid Bay is located at 35.5377°S, 138.1837°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5204. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Rapid Bay unfurls itself onto the shores of the Fleurieu Peninsula, a place where the land exhales a salty breath onto ancient, sun-warmed rock formations. It lies 55.9 km south-west of Morphett Vale, SA (from Morphett Vale, SA: bearing 214°T), and is situated 13.8 km south-west of Normanville. The coastline here is a study in contrasts, with rugged cliffs of weathered limestone plunging towards the restless turquoise of the Great Southern Ocean, and sheltered coves offering a gentler embrace of shimmering sand. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the clean, sharp scent of seaweed and the faint, sweet perfume of coastal scrub. Here, the sea does not merely lap; it breathes, a deep, resonant rhythm that seems to echo the slow pulse of the earth itself.
The story of Rapid Bay is etched not just in its geological strata but in the quiet industry that has sustained it. For generations, the rich waters have yielded their bounty, with fishing boats a familiar sight against the horizon, their nets a testament to a life lived in partnership with the sea. Further inland, the rolling hills, softened by the coastal light, hint at a history of farming and grazing, the land yielding its sustenance with a patient grace. It is a locality that draws travellers seeking the elemental beauty of the coast, a place where the raw power of nature is softened by the gentle character of its human inhabitants, a quiet corner of the world where the ocean's whisper is the loudest voice.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Rapid Bay, South Australia. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Rapid Bay, in The Dc Of Yankalilla local government area.
Detailed location data for Rapid Bay includes the postcode (5204), telephone area code (08), and local government area (The Dc Of Yankalilla), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Rapid Bay is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | October 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |