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Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 31 May 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
9.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rackwick today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 6AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 4 | |
146 | 146 | 149 | 153 | 118 | 113 | 106 | 82 | 78 | 72 | 69 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 61 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:12AM2.81m | 9:27PM2.93m | 9:49AM2.79m | 10:02PM2.93m | 10:27AM2.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13AM0.44m | 3:25PM0.48m | 3:48AM0.41m | 4:00PM0.50m | 4:24AM0.41m | 4:34PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:10 |
4 | — | 3 | 12 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | N 8 |
 kJ | 146 | 146 | 149 | 153 | 118 | 113 | 106 | 80 | 56 | 55 | 34 | 32 | 66 | 65 | 61 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 5 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | E 5 |
| kJ | 49 | 52 | 72 | 97 | 67 | 100 | 103 | 25 | 78 | 72 | 69 | 66 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 10 | WNW 6 | N 6 | — | W 13 | SE 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 7 | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | N 10 | — | N 9 | — | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | W 18 |
| kJ | 13 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 1 | — | 82 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 6 | — | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | SE 4 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | ESE 5 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | W 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | — | 5 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 0 | 63 | 41 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 49 | 53 |
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