Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (11 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 3PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 372 | 325 | 230 | 186 | 140 | 191 | 237 | 377 | 331 | 266 | 202 | 153 | 212 | 874 | 1048 | 723 | 1367 | 1369 | 1227 | 1066 | 815 | 605 | 661 | 392 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:09PM2.65m | 6:15AM2.84m | 6:58PM2.83m | 7:12AM2.97m | 7:47PM3.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56AM0.52m | 00:22AM0.79m | 12:53PM0.39m | 1:19AM0.55m | 1:46PM0.26m | 2:12AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:23 | — | — | 10:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 8 | W 13 | N 9 | N 6 | W 12 | — | N 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 372 | 325 | 230 | 186 | 140 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 51 | 212 | 7 | 7 | 723 | — | 4 | 1227 | 1066 | 815 | 605 | 661 | 392 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 58 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 336 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | NNW 7 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | S 3 | W 8 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 6 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 191 | 237 | 377 | 331 | 266 | 202 | 153 | 163 | 874 | 1048 | 117 | 1367 | 1369 | — | — | — | — | — | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 21 | 29 | 21 | 29 | 37 | 353 | 434 | 1101 | 1101 | 1101 | 31 | 591 | 434 | 353 | 587 | 805 | 813 | 36 | 648 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 205 |
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