Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 2AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 2.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 14). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2016 | 1302 | 986 | 1047 | 1067 | 3709 | 3278 | 2827 | 2426 | 2268 | 2999 | 3606 | 4257 | 3865 | 3004 | 2362 | 1778 | 1208 | 969 | 669 | 461 | 394 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:24PM2.35m | 11:36AM2.57m | 00:23AM2.19m | 12:35PM2.46m | 1:40AM2.09m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20PM0.70m | 5:25AM0.93m | 6:07PM0.86m | 6:10AM1.09m | 7:04PM0.98m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 |
 | 3:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:48 | — | — | — | — | 3:47 |
mm | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 0 | -5 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | -4 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | W 12 | SSE 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 1302 | 986 | 1047 | 817 | 3709 | 3278 | 2827 | 2426 | 2268 | 24 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 2362 | 1778 | 1208 | 969 | 669 | 461 | 394 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | NW 19 | NNW 17 | NNW 15 | SE 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | NE 13 | SE 7 | NE 13 | NE 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 6 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 15 | 255 | 1067 | 14 | 188 | 193 | 177 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 32 | 18 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 17 | SE 6 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | W 12 | NE 13 | — | NE 13 | SE 7 | — | — | NE 12 | NE 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 76 | 10 | — | 17 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 7 | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | — | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | — | — | WNW 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | ENE 6 | E 3 | ESE 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | 2016 | — | — | — | 92 | 44 | 21 | — | — | 193 | 2999 | 3606 | 4257 | 3865 | 3004 | 683 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 19 | 61 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 547 | 27 | 0 | 36 | 444 | 109 | 86 | 27 | 0 | 36 | 245 | 205 | 205 | 229 | 229 | 71 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 513 | 513 |
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