Secret spot?We can hide it! Rackwick Surf Forecast / Scot – Orkney / UK6 Day Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 18 May 2013 BSTRackwick surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots. |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) |
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N |
 N |
 N |
 N |
 W |
 W |
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 W |
 WNW |
 WNW |
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 WNW |
 WNW |
 WNW |
 WNW |
 WNW |
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| Period (s) (?) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | ||||||
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| Energy (?) | 460 | 544 | 537 | 397 | 198 | 93 | 108 | 157 | 181 | 326 | 645 | 569 | 431 | 453 | 402 | 248 | 295 | 181 | ||||||
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Wind (km/h) |
 55 |
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45 |
40 |
15 |
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30 |
35 |
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25 |
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15 |
35 |
30 |
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| Wind State (?) | cross- off |
off | off | off | cross- off |
cross- off |
glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
cross | cross- off |
cross- off |
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High Tide / height (m) |
2:36AM 4.13 |
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3:36PM 3.94 |
3:42AM 4.11 |
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4:41PM 4.03 |
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4:47AM 4.19 |
5:41PM 4.20 |
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5:47AM 4.35 |
6:34PM 4.43 |
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6:43AM 4.55 |
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7:22PM 4.68 |
7:34AM 4.76 |
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Low Tide / height (m) |
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9:06AM 2.18 |
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9:30PM 2.53 |
10:18AM 2.15 |
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10:47PM 2.46 |
11:25AM 2.00 |
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11:53PM 2.26 |
12:22PM 1.78 |
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12:48AM 1.98 |
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1:12PM 1.53 |
1:37AM 1.68 |
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1:58PM 1.31 |
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Note: the tide data above is for Scrabster, Scotland which is 30 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Rackwick. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph
Key to wind character - offshore winds at Rackwick blow from the NE
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Today's Rackwick sea temperature is 7.4 °C (Statistics for 18 May 1981-2005 - mean: 9.0 max: 10.0 min: 7.9 °C) |
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| Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Cool air temperatures (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Fri night, calm by Sun night). | Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Low air temperatures (max 9°C on Mon night, min 6°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Summary | light rain | some clouds | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | rain shwrs | some clouds | clear | ||||||
| Rain (mm) | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | ||||||
| High °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | ||||||
| Low °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | ||||||
| Chill °C (?) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
| Sunrise | - | 4:37 | - | - | 4:35 | - | - | 4:33 | - | - | 4:31 | - | - | 4:28 | - | - | 4:26 | - | ||||||
| Sunset | - | - | 21:44 | - | - | 21:45 | - | - | 21:47 | - | - | 21:50 | - | - | 21:52 | - | - | 21:53 | ||||||
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The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Rackwick surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
View detailed surf forecast for Rackwick at:
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Information about the Rackwick Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Rackwick provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 6 days. A general guide to surfing at Rackwick can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Rackwick surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Rackwick) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Rackwick may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Are you planning a holiday in Orkney? If you are looking for accommodation near Rackwick, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in Orkney, consider staying in Kirkwall which is 27 km (17 miles) away. Other places in and around Orkney where you can find information about places to rent, and car hire include Scrabster which is 30 km (19 miles) away and Wick, 52 km (32 miles) away.
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