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Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
7.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rackwick today?
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 8AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 297 | 225 | 272 | 196 | 139 | 132 | 125 | 88 | 62 | 63 | 143 | 81 | 473 | 1236 | 2105 | 2250 | 2001 | 1491 | 1301 | 1020 | 864 | 727 | 547 | 447 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:48PM 3.13 | 8:52AM 3.36 | 9:22PM 3.25 | 9:32AM 3.42 | 9:58PM 3.30 | 10:14AM 3.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:57AM 0.20 | 3:20PM -0.17 | 3:36AM 0.05 | 3:59PM -0.17 | 4:17AM -0.03 | 4:40PM -0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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