Rackwick surf break

Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 28 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
6.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rackwick today?

The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 9AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (28 Feb)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (28 Feb)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
!
!
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
2.3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)121313131313131312121212121111121212131212121010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3827405238013068258813461034918129310027366173474114113833934076306001472199313861373
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
40
SE
45
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
35
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:48PM
2.68
6:55AM
2.98
7:36PM
2.87
7:39AM
3.22
8:15PM
3.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:29PM
0.49
12:47AM
0.64
1:19PM
0.20
1:31AM
0.43
2:01PM
-0.01
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
Sunrise--7:13-------7:11-------7:07-----
Sunset----5:38-------5:40-------5:44---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------1----1-----
Temp. °C655565555456778999888866
Feels °C (?)-2-2-111-2-3-2-2-3-3-3-1-1-2-2-2-20-1-20-1-1
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