Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 4PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the ESE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 140 | 171 | 216 | 281 | 287 | 283 | 283 | 238 | 190 | 186 | 147 | 140 | 111 | 115 | 86 | 86 | 64 | 63 | 44 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:36AM2.78m | 11:38PM3.13m | 12:09PM2.73m | 00:13AM3.03m | 12:47PM2.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39PM0.44m | 6:10AM0.23m | 6:16PM0.53m | 6:48AM0.34m | 6:56PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 167 | 140 | 171 | 216 | 281 | 287 | 283 | 283 | 238 | 190 | 186 | 147 | 140 | 111 | 115 | 86 | 86 | 64 | 63 | 44 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | W 9 |
| kJ | 144 | — | 123 | 87 | 81 | 55 | 41 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 8 | N 8 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 28 | 37 | 45 | 72 | 88 | 100 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 29 | 85 | 25 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 86 | 197 | 190 | 109 | 86 | 86 |
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