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Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 GMTForecast 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
11.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Rackwick today?
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 8AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Nov) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Nov) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2316 | 2612 | 2809 | 3075 | 3221 | 3150 | 3536 | 4690 | 4979 | 3394 | 2424 | 1908 | 1515 | 1208 | 832 | 584 | 450 | 377 | 288 | 231 | 143 | 140 | 202 | 830 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:36AM 2.94 | 7:48PM 2.91 | 8:06AM 2.99 | 8:22PM 2.90 | 8:37AM 2.99 | 8:56PM 2.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:50PM 0.43 | 2:03AM 0.37 | 2:23PM 0.37 | 2:36AM 0.39 | 2:57PM 0.35 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Sat 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:17 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 3:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:40 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | -8 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -11 | -8 | -6 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 2 |
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