Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 1AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | W 16 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 329 | 667 | 916 | 930 | 1293 | 1208 | 1275 | 971 | 1072 | 905 | 782 | 673 | 505 | 418 | 347 | 251 | 235 | 194 | 184 | 170 | 127 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:33PM2.68m | 4:43AM2.49m | 4:40PM2.79m | 5:38AM2.65m | 5:35PM2.90m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13PM0.59m | 10:33AM0.99m | 11:16PM0.43m | 11:34AM0.80m | 00:05AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 |
 | 4:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:13 | — | — | — | — | 4:10 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 16 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 169 | 667 | 916 | 930 | 1293 | 1208 | 1275 | 971 | 1072 | 905 | 782 | 673 | 505 | 418 | 347 | 251 | 235 | 194 | 184 | 170 | 127 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 9 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 329 | 274 | 229 | 218 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | NE 9 | SE 2 | SE 2 | SE 2 | SE 2 | SSE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
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