Rackwick surf break

Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 BST
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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
7.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rackwick today?

The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 7AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1.9
W
2.2
W
1.4
W
2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1
W
0.9
W
Period(s) (?)16161615151413151311131212111010101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14029408067708356076236311275123663311111146917789598431319273220130127157127
Wind
(km/h)
45
SSE
55
SSE
55
SSE
45
SSE
30
S
40
SSE
45
S
55
S
55
S
45
S
45
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
35
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:56PM
1.32
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise---6:09-------6:07-------6:03----
Sunset-------8:19-------8:22-------8:23
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---1-----11-------------
Temp. °C876788987667788987777888
Feels °C (?)-3-5-6-31-1-1-5-5-5-4-113131124431-1
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