Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 31ft (9.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 26ft (8.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 2PM is: 9.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 31ft (9.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 26ft (8.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 11 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1817 | 1769 | 4656 | 14964 | 36868 | 32671 | 22716 | 15915 | 9566 | 5323 | 3210 | 1487 | 663 | 761 | 353 | 289 | 184 | 330 | 493 | 3503 | 12416 | 19822 | 26587 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:27AM3.06m | 7:30PM3.24m | 7:59AM3.19m | 8:08PM3.32m | 8:33AM3.25m | 8:48PM3.31m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36PM0.29m | 1:57AM-0.05m | 2:14PM0.13m | 2:35AM-0.07m | 2:54PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 3:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:36 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | -1 | -3 | -11 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -3 | -8 | -6 | -6 | -5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | W 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 13 | W 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1817 | 1769 | 38 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3210 | 1487 | 546 | 761 | 353 | 289 | 166 | 330 | 493 | 71 | 31 | 160 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NNW 10 | W 11 | — | NW 9 | WNW 13 | W 12 | SE 9 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 97 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 945 | 544 | 663 | — | 132 | 57 | 184 | 107 | 47 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 12 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 46 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 6 | 6 | 140 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | W 15 | W 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | WSW 11 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 |
| kJ | — | 42 | 4656 | 14964 | 36868 | 32671 | 22716 | 15915 | 9566 | 5323 | — | — | 16 | 143 | 122 | 35 | 42 | 3 | 157 | 3503 | 12416 | 19822 | 26587 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 591 | 591 | 591 | 591 | 591 | 591 | 453 | 439 | 375 | 29 | 29 | 103 | 103 | 32 | 61 | 103 | 434 | 434 | 648 | 648 | 923 | 835 |
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