Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 3PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 271 | 243 | 199 | 193 | 186 | 1091 | 646 | 723 | 735 | 646 | 1122 | 997 | 759 | 543 | 329 | 432 | 366 | 316 | 258 | 191 | 156 | 104 | 68 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:58PM2.83m | 7:12AM2.97m | 7:47PM3.00m | 8:08AM3.08m | 8:35PM3.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:53PM0.39m | 1:19AM0.55m | 1:46PM0.26m | 2:12AM0.30m | 2:36PM0.18m | 3:03AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:24 | — | — | 10:25 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 14 | W 13 | NNW 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 10 | 10 | 58 | 160 | 4 | 646 | 723 | 735 | 646 | 1122 | 997 | 759 | 543 | 266 | 224 | 162 | 123 | 121 | 83 | 58 | 57 | 39 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | W 16 | W 15 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | W 11 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | W 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | 329 | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 10 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | — | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 12 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 271 | 243 | 199 | 193 | 186 | 1091 | 144 | 118 | 114 | 220 | 145 | — | — | — | — | 432 | 366 | 316 | 258 | 191 | 156 | 104 | 68 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 353 | 434 | 434 | 1101 | 1150 | 591 | 591 | 818 | 513 | 591 | 591 | 37 | 855 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 109 | 109 | 86 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 86 | 109 |
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