Rackwick surf break

Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 10 Feb 2026 GMT
Forecast 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
7.4° 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: 1.0m 20s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 20s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 10). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)20s
Afternoon (10 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)18s
Evening (10 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)17s

Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.9
WNW
1
W
1.1
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.4
WNW
0.8
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
Period(s) (?)222120191818171616161515142221201918181817161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)258756776847122411839696154963962862051481695739961009130112241015835638502402
Wind
(km/h)
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
45
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:23PM
2.22
3:10AM
2.16
3:54PM
2.13
4:39AM
2.19
5:21PM
2.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:50AM
1.18
8:31PM
1.23
9:23AM
1.30
10:17PM
1.29
11:13AM
1.22
11:42PM
1.17
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
Sunrise--8:00-------7:58-------7:56-----
Sunset----4:53-------4:57-------4:59---
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-1---------------------1
Temp. °C776666554455444555433333
Feels °C (?)-1-1-3-4-4-5-6-6-7-7-5-5-7-6-7-5-4-4-5-6-6-5-4-4
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