Rackwick surf break

Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 06 Feb 2026 GMT
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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
7.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Rackwick today?

The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 6AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 06). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (07 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (07 Feb)1ft (0.3m)13s

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

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Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
1.2
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
Period(s) (?)151414141313131313131212121212125441111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)271202146978855545329292726262626257440362221212120
Wind
(km/h)
45
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
40
SE
50
SE
50
SE
55
SE
55
SE
55
SE
50
SE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
30
SE
40
SE
40
SE
50
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:37PM
2.75
11:44AM
2.95
12:14AM
2.59
12:25PM
2.68
12:57AM
2.41
1:15PM
2.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:34AM
0.56
6:04PM
0.51
6:11AM
0.76
6:41PM
0.78
6:54AM
0.98
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise----8:07-------8:06-------8:03---
Sunset------4:46-------4:49-------4:52-
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
---11111----12---------1
Temp. °C444544458776667877887777
Feels °C (?)-7-7-7-6-7-7-7-6-1-4-4-6-6-6-4-2-2-10-10-2-2-4
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