Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 1PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Tue morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 74 | 446 | 457 | 387 | 317 | 257 | 200 | 159 | 123 | 184 | 210 | 213 | 202 | 221 | 190 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:57PM2.68m | 1:12AM2.74m | 1:40PM2.50m | 2:03AM2.46m | 2:35PM2.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48AM0.42m | 6:59PM0.66m | 7:27AM0.72m | 7:43PM0.89m | 8:11AM1.00m | 8:39PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 5 | N 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 45 | 446 | 457 | 387 | 317 | 257 | 200 | 159 | 123 | 96 | 72 | 72 | 48 | 47 | 42 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 7 | ESE 5 | N 7 | W 12 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | ENE 8 | — | NE 7 | — | ENE 8 | — | NE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 74 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | — | 11 | — | 6 | — | 3 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | W 5 | — | N 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | W 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | ESE 5 | — | — | — | NE 7 | E 4 | ENE 3 | NNE 7 | NNE 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 |
| kJ | 18 | 28 | 48 | 27 | — | 17 | — | — | — | 23 | 10 | 5 | 53 | 30 | 97 | 93 | 184 | 210 | 213 | 202 | 221 | 190 | 176 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 805 | 46 | 49 | 49 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 61 | 342 | 387 | 109 | 461 | 387 | 387 | 445 | 783 | 445 | 262 |
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