Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 6PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 5 | W 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 38 | 46 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 28 | 19 | 103 | 423 | 457 | 387 | 323 | 272 | 220 | 175 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:19PM2.85m | 00:29AM3.02m | 12:57PM2.68m | 1:12AM2.74m | 1:40PM2.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19PM0.44m | 6:48AM0.42m | 6:59PM0.66m | 7:27AM0.72m | 7:43PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 5 | W 4 | N 7 | W 5 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 74 | 423 | 457 | 387 | 323 | 272 | 220 | 175 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 5 | W 8 | W 12 | NNE 7 | — | N 7 | — | N 7 | NE 8 | — |
| kJ | 13 | 46 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 19 | 103 | 15 | — | 24 | — | 1 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | W 5 | — | W 8 | ESE 5 | W 8 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 12 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 7 | E 2 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | NE 7 | ENE 4 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 38 | 39 | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | 23 | 11 | 55 | 53 | 82 | 100 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 61 | 61 | 85 | 31 | 85 | 49 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 387 | 109 |
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