Rackwick Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Orkney Islands, UK)
Rackwick Spot ID
Type: -
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell WNW | Wind NE
Sea Temperature Today is: 12.4 °C
| Tuesday 15 | ||||
| 10AM | 1PM | 4PM | 7PM | |
| Wave (m) |
 SE |
SE |
 SE |
 W |
| Period (s) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | cross | cross | cross- off |
cross- off |
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Rackwick in Orkney is an exposed break. that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the northeast with some shelter here from southeast winds. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell angle is from the west northwest.. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Submerged rocks are a hazard.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
At Rackwick (0 km).
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
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Rackwick Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At SHIP1114, 3 km from Rackwick.
- |  | Air temperature 10.4 °C |
Buoy Data:
At EMEC Waverider at Billia Croo wave power test site, 9 miles from Rackwick.
| 6AM | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | |
| Data Age | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr | 1 hr |
| Wave height (m) |
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| Dominant period (s) | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 10.5 |
Overall Rackwick Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in October
Surf photos from
the gallery
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Use this relief map to navigate to Scot - Orkney surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Rackwick
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Rackwick:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break13 mi
- Second closest break16 mi
- Third closest break16 mi
- Fourth closest break16 mi
- Fifth closest break17 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Rackwick:
- Closest wave buoy9 mi
- Second closest wave buoy63 mi
- Third closest wave buoy115 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy130 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy147 mi
Tide stations nearest to Rackwick:
- Closest tide station17 mi
- Second closest tide station19 mi
- Third closest tide station32 mi
- Fourth closest tide station67 mi
- Fifth closest tide station78 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Rackwick:
- Closest ski area116 mi
- Second closest ski area121 mi
- Third closest ski area142 mi
- Fourth closest ski area152 mi
- Fifth closest ski area163 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Rackwick:
- Closest city location103 mi
- Second closest city location127 mi
- Third closest city location167 mi
- Fourth closest city location171 mi
- Fifth closest city location185 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Rackwick is Kirkwall Airport (KOI) in Scotland, 29 km (18 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Rackwick is Wick Airport (WIC) in U.k., 49 km (30 miles) away.
- Third is Lossiemouth Airport (LMO) in U.k, 130 km (81 miles) away.
- Inverness Airport (INV) in U.k is 153 km (95 miles) away.
- Sumburgh Airport (LSI) in U.k. is the fifth nearest airport to Rackwick and is 163 km (101 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Rackwick, Scot - Orkney. Use the tab navigation above to view Rackwick sea temperature, Rackwick photographs, Rackwick detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Rackwick webcams, current wind from Scot - Orkney live weather stations and Rackwick tide predictions. The United Kingdom swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United Kingdom and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United Kingdom wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Rackwick.
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