Rackwick surf break

Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 03 May 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
9.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rackwick today?

The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 9PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (03 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (03 May)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
8
1.6
NW
8
1
W
9
1
W
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1.3
NNW
9
1.7
N
10
1.9
NNW
10
1.8
NNW
10
1.8
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.5
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
205
166
163
163
156
280
449
589
588
346
151
144
183
142
122
113
302
573
739
667
653
586
523
441
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
SW
15
WNW
25
W
30
W
35
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
30
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
0
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
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
5:52AM0.59m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:13
5:09
5:07
5:05
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9:08
9:10
9:13
9:15
1
1
Temp °C
6
6
6
7
8
8
8
8
9
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
3
4
1
0
0
0
-1
-1
0
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
1
2
3
1
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
9
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
1.6
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
W
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1.3
NNW
9
1.7
N
10
1.9
NNW
10
1.8
NNW
10
1.8
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
10
1.6
NNW
10
1.5
N
10
Energy kJ
162
166
163
163
156
31
18
5
5
346
145
144
183
142
122
113
302
573
739
667
653
586
523
441
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
10
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
NW
9
0.7
W
9
1
W
9
0.8
NW
8
0.8
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.5
N
10
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
Energy kJ
205
132
126
99
48
41
78
151
88
63
70
88
45
89
81
62
128
153
135
113
106
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
NNW
10
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
9
0.1
NE
4
0.1
W
12
0.2
W
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
9
10
15
1
3
10
12
21
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.7
WNW
4
1.3
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
8
0.8
N
7
0.8
N
7
1
N
7
0.5
NNW
7
Energy kJ
2
11
280
449
589
588
66
61
109
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
29
85
53
37
31
458
569
757
109
86
86
86
109
109
109
109
205
0
0
0
21
21
Best forecast wave conditions in Orkney Islands
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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