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Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 03 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
9.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Rackwick today?
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 10AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun night, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 8 | NW 7 | N 9 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | |
209 | 209 | 205 | 166 | 163 | 163 | 237 | 322 | 449 | 313 | 612 | 254 | 197 | 232 | 188 | 146 | 138 | 242 | 450 | 832 | 850 | 850 | 757 | 671 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:06AM2.95m | 10:19PM2.99m | 10:40AM2.84m | 10:51PM2.90m | 11:15AM2.69m | 11:26PM2.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20PM0.37m | 4:40AM0.34m | 4:52PM0.49m | 5:15AM0.45m | 5:25PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | 9:15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 8 | N 8 | NW 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
 kJ | 209 | 162 | 162 | 166 | 163 | 163 | 48 | 33 | 18 | 313 | 5 | 254 | 177 | 232 | 188 | 146 | 137 | 60 | 450 | 832 | 850 | 850 | 757 | 671 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | — | N 8 | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 69 | 209 | 205 | 132 | 126 | 99 | 9 | 41 | — | 5 | — | 94 | 93 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 110 | 87 | 62 | 131 | 118 | 138 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 66 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 24 | 36 | 33 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | — | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 237 | 322 | 449 | 275 | 612 | — | 197 | 72 | 90 | 111 | 138 | 242 | 113 | 190 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 394 | 85 | 37 | 49 | 29 | 420 | 757 | 757 | 109 | 86 | 86 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 387 | 387 | 318 | 109 | 0 | 0 |
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