Current weather conditions and live observations for Rackwick based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Rackwick right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.
Current Weather near Rackwick
as reported by 5 closest weather stations
| Weather Station | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Temp. | Visibility | Visibility / Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 km ENE8 m above sea level 1 hour ago | dry | 11 °C | - | - -- 0 | ||
EMEC Waverider at Billia Croo wave power test site 13 km N3 m above sea level 2 hours ago | - (- km/h at -°) | - °C | - | - | ||
Kirkwall Airport 30 km ENE220 m above sea level 2 hours ago | moderate winds from the WNW (24 km/h at 290°) | 13 °C | 10.0 | 10.0 few | ||
Wick Airport 50 km SSE216 m above sea level 2 hours ago | moderate winds from the NW (24 km/h at 310°) | 12 °C | 10.0 | 10.0 | ||
Altnaharra NO 2 89 km SSW81 m above sea level 1 hour ago | wind obs. (15 kph from 240 degs) was rejected (- km/h at -°) | 15.4 °C | 23 | 23 - | ||
Moray Firth WaveNet Site 101 km S3 m above sea level 1 hour ago | - (- km/h at -°) | - °C | - | - | ||
SHIP2943 117 km ESE15 m above sea level 3 hours ago | - (- km/h at -°) | - °C | 43.5 km | 43.5 km | ||
SHIP4014 117 km ESE15 m above sea level 3 hours ago | - (- km/h at -°) | - °C | 43.5 km | 43.5 km | ||
SHIP454 117 km ESE3 m above sea level 3 hours ago | - (- km/h at -°) | 13.9 °C | 50.0 | 50.0 | ||
SHIP3443 117 km ESE15 m above sea level 2 hours ago | - (- km/h at -°) | - °C | 17.7 km | 17.7 km |
* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Rackwick and within an acceptable time window.

(0 km/h at °)