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Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 12 Feb 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Rackwick surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rackwick sea temperature is
7.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rackwick today?

The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 11AM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)18s
Afternoon (12 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Evening (12 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
1.5
N
1.6
N
1.8
N
1.9
N
1.9
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.6
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1
N
0.6
W
1.1
WNW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)1918181817161616161599991010999981367
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10091301122411779807595024963872813634045216416695394404323182701421199377
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
NNW
30
N
25
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
W
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:21PM
2.19
5:52AM
2.34
6:25PM
2.34
6:44AM
2.56
7:11PM
2.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:13AM
1.22
11:42PM
1.17
12:18PM
1.02
12:32AM
0.97
1:02PM
0.77
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
Sunrise--7:56-------7:54-------7:50-----
Sunset----4:59-------5:01-------5:04---
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------1---11-------
Temp. °C455443334445555445545445
Feels °C (?)-4-2-2-2-3-5-4-5-4-4-4-3-5-5-5-5-4-2-1-3-2-3-3-4
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