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Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 04 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
9.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Rackwick today?
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 9PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | |
219 | 196 | 188 | 149 | 113 | 171 | 267 | 313 | 386 | 512 | 574 | 502 | 445 | 383 | 302 | 248 | 199 | 194 | 194 | 226 | 226 | 216 | 211 | 171 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:51PM2.90m | 11:15AM2.69m | 11:26PM2.78m | 11:53AM2.51m | 00:05AM2.65m | 12:37PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:52PM0.49m | 5:15AM0.45m | 5:25PM0.64m | 5:52AM0.59m | 6:01PM0.80m | 6:34AM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 |
1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
-1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 |
 kJ | 219 | 196 | 188 | 149 | 113 | 113 | 83 | 313 | 386 | 512 | 574 | 502 | 445 | 383 | 302 | 248 | 199 | 194 | 194 | 226 | 226 | 216 | 211 | 171 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 101 | 64 | 63 | 52 | 90 | 3 | 11 | 79 | 77 | 169 | 153 | 146 | 132 | 103 | 111 | 79 | 73 | 53 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NW 8 | — | N 9 | — | N 10 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 |
| kJ | 26 | 11 | — | 26 | — | 8 | 3 | 12 | 36 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 171 | 267 | 70 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 109 | 554 | 109 | 109 | 1211 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 29 | 21 |
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