Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 4AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 33 | 45 | 43 | 62 | 58 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 69 | 48 | 122 | 51 | 66 | 71 | 94 | 101 | 101 | 97 | 89 | 220 | 195 | 200 | 207 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:44AM3.10m | 9:49PM3.52m | 10:25AM3.12m | 10:30PM3.55m | 11:04AM3.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33AM-0.17m | 3:43PM0.14m | 4:15AM-0.26m | 4:23PM0.11m | 4:55AM-0.23m | 5:02PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 11 | 45 | 43 | 62 | 58 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 69 | 48 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 207 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 8 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 34 | 49 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | W 5 | W 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 122 | 51 | 66 | 71 | 94 | 101 | 101 | 97 | 89 | 220 | 195 | 200 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 85 | 63 | 85 | 648 | 815 | 569 | 757 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 1225 | 1241 | 1242 | 85 |
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