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Rackwick surf break

Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 21 May 2025 BST
Forecast update in -1hr 9 min 37 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
50.2°F
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rackwick today?

The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 12AM is: 1ft 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 1ft 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3ft 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)--
Afternoon (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (22 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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

Hourly12 Days
Orkney Islands Surf
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (ft) & direction (?)
2.5
N
2.5
N
0.5
W
2.5
N
3
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3
N
3
N
2.5
N
2.5
N
2.5
N
2
N
2
N
1.5
N
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.5
W
3.5
W
6.5
W
6
W
5.5
W
5
W
4.5
WNW
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4.5
W
7
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
18
W
18
W
18
W
18
W
16
W
16
W
16
W
13
WNW
11
WNW
10
WNW
8
WNW
7.5
WNW
6
WNW
6
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)66106679101010101099999888889610101010101010111012121213131212121211111111101012111111101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)374774764103189216228228184143134104787652503422223415830267354144140229621624437283021402541255265571046693307870876469285963549137322397163312011406927839595477440384319251203203165
Wind
(mph)
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
NE
10
E
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
10
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
S
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (ft)
4:31PM
7.68
4:27AM
8.79
5:33PM
8.27
5:28AM
9.29
6:25PM
8.96
6:24AM
9.84
7:11PM
9.61
7:18AM
10.3
7:56PM
10.17
8:09AM
10.63
8:40PM
10.56
9:01AM
10.73
9:24PM
10.76
9:52AM
10.53
10:09PM
10.76
Low Tide
/ height (ft)
10:17PM
3.61
11:10AM
1.84
11:29PM
3.12
12:10PM
1.18
12:30AM
2.4
1:02PM
0.56
1:24AM
1.54
1:52PM
0.13
2:14AM
0.75
2:39PM
-0.03
3:02AM
0.16
3:24PM
0.07
3:49AM
-0.16
4:10PM
0.39
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
Sunrise-----4:30-------4:28-------4:26-------4:24-------4:22-------4:20-------4:20------
Sunset-9:49-------9:51-------9:52-------9:54-------9:57-------9:59--------10:00-------10:01-
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Rain (in)
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Temp. °F484646464646464646464646464545454646464648505252525252525252525050504846484850505050505050505050505050505050505050505050
Feels °F (?)373234323232323434343637373739393736343236414141434548433945453030323027282527252527283034343637393939393736363737393939
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