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Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 16 Apr 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
7.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rackwick today?
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 12PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 104 | 138 | 325 | 545 | 510 | 399 | 297 | 225 | 272 | 196 | 139 | 132 | 125 | 88 | 62 | 64 | 82 | 44 | 241 | 657 | 1055 | 1815 | 1601 | 1274 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | on | glass | on | cross- on | on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- 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) | 8:14AM 3.22 | 8:48PM 3.13 | 8:52AM 3.36 | 9:22PM 3.25 | 9:32AM 3.42 | 9:58PM 3.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:42PM -0.06 | 2:57AM 0.20 | 3:20PM -0.17 | 3:36AM 0.05 | 3:59PM -0.17 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
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