Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 7PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, strong winds from the NNE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 67 | 61 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 36 | 47 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:05AM2.79m | 9:09PM3.14m | 9:35AM2.90m | 9:38PM3.26m | 10:04AM2.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01PM0.45m | 3:28AM0.16m | 3:33PM0.33m | 4:00AM0.03m | 4:05PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 67 | 61 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 43 | 106 | 154 | 108 | 54 | 44 | 31 | 36 | 47 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 27 | 16 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 60 | 106 | 119 | 99 | 64 | 55 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 30 | 30 | 61 | 239 | 402 | 186 | 235 | 235 | 186 | 235 | 245 | 36 | 205 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 86 | 109 | 109 | 86 |
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