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Rackwick surf break

Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 08 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
8.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rackwick today?

The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 4PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (08 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (08 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
W
0.9
W
1.7
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
2
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
WNW
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)101514111112121313121212121212111313121211111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1273431158101175796311221682151412751082827827723604501599932726617403389259198
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
40
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
35
S
30
S
20
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
45
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:41AM
3.14
12:25AM
2.58
12:28PM
2.92
1:15AM
2.45
1:19PM
2.68
2:09AM
2.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:08PM
0.31
6:10AM
0.73
6:53PM
0.54
6:57AM
0.93
7:43PM
0.77
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise-9:00-------9:00------8:59-------
Sunset--3:37-------3:40-------3:41-----
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light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1-------1--------------
Temp. °C434445555465555444434444
Feels °C (?)-4-5-3-2-2-1-1-10-4-2-4-4-3-3-5-5-5-4-3-4-5-5-7
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