Rackwick surf break

Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am 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 10AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (03 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (03 May)4ft (1.2m)9s

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 8°C on Sun night, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.5
NW
8
2.2
WNW
8
1.6
NW
7
1.3
NNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
N
8
1.5
NW
7
1.6
N
9
2
N
10
2.1
NNW
10
2.1
NNW
10
2
NNW
10
1.9
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
209
209
205
166
163
163
237
322
449
313
612
254
197
232
188
146
138
242
450
832
850
850
757
671
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NE
5
SE
5
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
30
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
S
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
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
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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
5
5
6
6
6
7
8
7
8
8
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
2
2
3
3
1
-1
-1
0
-2
-2
-1
-2
-2
-1
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
1
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
10
1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
1.5
NW
8
0.2
N
8
1.6
NW
7
1.1
W
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.6
N
9
1.6
N
9
2
N
10
2.1
NNW
10
2.1
NNW
10
2
NNW
10
1.9
NNW
10
Energy kJ
209
162
162
166
163
163
48
33
18
313
5
254
177
232
188
146
137
60
450
832
850
850
757
671
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
7
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
10
0.5
NW
9
0.2
N
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.1
W
12
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
Energy kJ
69
209
205
132
126
99
9
41
5
94
93
3
110
87
62
131
118
138
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
9
0.2
E
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.2
N
8
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
Energy kJ
66
2
3
3
3
3
1
5
13
24
36
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.3
W
9
2.2
WNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
0.8
N
8
0.9
N
8
1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.5
NW
7
1
NW
8
1
NNW
10
Energy kJ
237
322
449
275
612
197
72
90
111
138
242
113
190
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
394
85
37
49
29
420
757
757
109
86
86
109
109
109
387
387
318
109
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Orkney Islands
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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