Rackwick surf break

Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 28 Feb 2026 GMT
Forecast 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
6.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rackwick today?

The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 8PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.8m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)--
Afternoon (28 Feb)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (28 Feb)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WNW
2
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)131313131212121212111112121212121212111111121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25881346103491812931082736617387418411383336420581572635333303244242811681731
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
35
SSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
W
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:48PM
2.68
6:55AM
2.98
7:36PM
2.87
7:39AM
3.22
8:15PM
3.01
8:17AM
3.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:29PM
0.49
12:47AM
0.64
1:19PM
0.20
1:31AM
0.43
2:01PM
-0.01
2:11AM
0.26
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise------7:11-------7:07-------7:05-
Sunset5:38-------5:40-------5:44-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------11---2---------
Temp. °C655555567789997788866666
Feels °C (?)1-2-3-3-2-2-3-3-2-2-2-1-1123421-10133
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