Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 10PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 8 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 91 | 71 | 51 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 46 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 19 | 89 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:48PM3.28m | 12:19PM2.85m | 00:29AM3.02m | 12:57PM2.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41PM0.27m | 6:11AM0.14m | 6:19PM0.44m | 6:48AM0.42m | 6:59PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 5 | W 8 |
| kJ | 91 | 71 | 51 | 36 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | N 7 | ESE 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 42 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 36 | 25 | 13 | 46 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | N 8 | ESE 4 | N 7 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 12 | 28 | — | 1 | 13 | 22 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 61 | 61 | 46 | 46 | 85 | 1101 | 21 | 0 |
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