Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 4AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 492 | 808 | 780 | 1097 | 1179 | 1162 | 1249 | 1156 | 1139 | 1085 | 807 | 703 | 629 | 609 | 1160 | 1001 | 828 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:15PM2.76m | 11:31AM2.86m | 00:28AM2.51m | 12:43PM2.71m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31AM0.63m | 6:11PM0.46m | 6:29AM0.88m | 7:23PM0.63m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 15 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | WNW 12 | — |
| kJ | 492 | 808 | 780 | 1097 | 1179 | 1162 | 1249 | 1156 | 1139 | 1085 | 807 | 703 | 629 | 609 | — | 1001 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | W 7 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 68 | 65 | 65 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | N 9 | ESE 6 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | — | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 69 | 107 | 132 | 1160 | — | 828 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 29 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 569 | 562 | 318 | 420 | 318 | 318 | 318 | 36 | 31 |
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