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Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 16 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
8.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rackwick today?
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 5PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | |
325 | 270 | 220 | 148 | 222 | 232 | 346 | 453 | 902 | 1032 | 1006 | 1094 | 946 | 874 | 726 | 628 | 607 | 476 | 403 | 403 | 326 | 255 | 245 | 200 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:25AM3.24m | 8:54PM3.23m | 9:13AM3.29m | 9:36PM3.29m | 10:02AM3.25m | 10:21PM3.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55PM-0.03m | 3:16AM0.06m | 3:39PM-0.02m | 4:02AM-0.04m | 4:24PM0.07m | 4:50AM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | | | |  | | |  | | | | |  |  |  | | | |  |  | | | | | |
 | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | 9:45 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 325 | 270 | 220 | 148 | 145 | 232 | 271 | 453 | 902 | 1032 | 1006 | 1094 | 946 | 874 | 726 | 628 | 607 | 476 | 403 | 403 | 326 | 255 | 245 | 200 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | W 13 | N 8 | WNW 14 | W 11 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 31 | 36 | 130 | 222 | 112 | 346 | 188 | 66 | 68 | 51 | 55 | 41 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 15 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 42 | 69 | 50 | 51 | 222 | 89 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 31 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 27 | 40 | 19 | 26 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 86 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 61 |
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