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Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 GMTForecast 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
10.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Rackwick today?
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 12PM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 16ft (5.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 20ft (6.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 21ft (6.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 509 | 9183 | 9704 | 7370 | 12145 | 16050 | 14594 | 9080 | 5492 | 2773 | 3512 | 2031 | 1835 | 1553 | 2116 | 4108 | 5720 | 5090 | 5485 | 7809 | 8626 | 8180 | 7658 | 6807 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:11PM 2.97 | 1:11AM 2.44 | 1:12PM 2.81 | 2:17AM 2.34 | 2:17PM 2.66 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:43PM 0.44 | 6:47AM 0.92 | 7:45PM 0.62 | 7:51AM 1.08 | 8:52PM 0.75 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:56 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 3:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:17 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | -6 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -6 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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