Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 2PM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 18 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | WNW 12 | N 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28168 | 9668 | 12727 | 9776 | 7924 | 6096 | 4879 | 3760 | 2647 | 2102 | 1094 | 1277 | 1155 | 1106 | 1192 | 1174 | 1249 | 1092 | 928 | 799 | 668 | 574 | 522 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:31AM2.80m | 11:58PM2.58m | 12:08PM2.61m | 00:43AM2.34m | 12:57PM2.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56PM0.56m | 6:08AM0.81m | 6:36PM0.79m | 6:47AM1.03m | 7:26PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | WNW 10 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 28168 | 9668 | 12727 | 9776 | 7924 | 6096 | 4879 | 3760 | 2647 | 2102 | 1094 | 549 | 825 | 1106 | 791 | 1174 | 1249 | 1092 | 928 | 799 | 668 | 541 | 522 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | WNW 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNW 16 | W 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | W 12 | NNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 91 | 7884 | 35 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 472 | 5 | 5 | 461 | 1192 | 759 | 657 | 764 | 705 | 672 | 569 | 574 | 488 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 15 | — | N 15 | SE 7 | NNW 13 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 172 | — | 4 | 2 | 331 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1277 | 1155 | 480 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 444 | 160 | 160 | 186 | 204 | 207 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 36 | 587 | 911 | 685 | 109 | 109 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 21 |
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