Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (15 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 8AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue morning, light winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 8 | N 6 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SE 4 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 92 | 68 | 51 | 36 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 39 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 59 | 57 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:03AM3.14m | 9:24PM3.26m | 9:58AM3.13m | 10:13PM3.33m | 10:52AM3.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03AM0.09m | 3:24PM0.14m | 3:53AM-0.05m | 4:11PM0.16m | 4:43AM-0.10m | 4:58PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:27 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 4 | W 4 | W 6 |
| kJ | 57 | 39 | 51 | 36 | 27 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 39 | 12 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 8 | 10 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | WSW 12 | ESE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 9 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 59 | 57 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | W 12 | W 9 | E 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 6 | N 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 92 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 17 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 129 | 129 | 134 | 103 | 61 | 61 | 32 | 21 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
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