Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (26 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 7AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri night, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 214 | 206 | 159 | 194 | 158 | 154 | 120 | 115 | 110 | 86 | 73 | 61 | 108 | 106 | 99 | 94 | 130 | 137 | 86 | 111 | 113 | 111 | 108 | 300 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | on |
High Tide | 6:44AM2.51m | 7:14PM2.60m | 7:34AM2.56m | 7:57PM2.69m | 8:19AM2.62m | 8:37PM2.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:49AM0.92m | 1:09PM0.79m | 1:37AM0.79m | 1:53PM0.73m | 2:19AM0.67m | 2:32PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:28 |
mm | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | ESE 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 10 |
| kJ | 214 | 206 | 159 | 194 | 158 | 154 | 120 | 115 | 110 | 86 | 73 | 61 | 108 | 106 | 99 | 94 | 130 | 4 | 86 | 111 | 113 | 111 | 44 | 300 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | E 4 | SE 6 | SSE 3 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 8 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 23 | 37 | 108 | 132 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSW 2 | — | — | W 8 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 137 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 48 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 31 | 85 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 29 |
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