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Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 02 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
7.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rackwick today?
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 2AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 787 | 469 | 260 | 298 | 1597 | 1832 | 1840 | 1736 | 1710 | 1537 | 1538 | 1335 | 1343 | 3441 | 3135 | 3989 | 3468 | 3324 | 3048 | 2786 | 7152 | 6201 | 1831 | 3997 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:51PM 3.12 | 9:58AM 3.25 | 10:19PM 3.11 | 10:30AM 3.15 | 10:47PM 3.04 | 11:02AM 3.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:46PM -0.02 | 3:57AM 0.19 | 4:17PM 0.06 | 4:30AM 0.20 | 4:47PM 0.19 | 5:02AM 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 2 | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Feels °C (?) | -4 | -6 | -5 | -7 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -2 | 1 | -5 | -10 | -15 | -14 | -10 | -6 | -8 |
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