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Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 06 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
7.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rackwick today?
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 10AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 4759 | 3542 | 2152 | 1306 | 1016 | 691 | 471 | 383 | 1307 | 4267 | 5174 | 4452 | 3606 | 3006 | 2627 | 2197 | 2415 | 2258 | 2157 | 1762 | 1376 | 1020 | 734 | 909 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:35AM 2.80 | 11:47PM 2.76 | 12:11PM 2.58 | 12:22AM 2.57 | 12:52PM 2.34 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:34AM 0.42 | 5:48PM 0.59 | 6:09AM 0.60 | 6:22PM 0.81 | 6:47AM 0.82 | 7:01PM 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thu 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:09 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | -5 | -1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
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