Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 6PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 13 | SE 4 | SE 5 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1121 | 749 | 616 | 473 | 378 | 271 | 235 | 157 | 123 | 90 | 60 | 29 | 52 | 84 | 42 | 2071 | 3508 | 2130 | 1868 | 2213 | 1664 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:28AM3.18m | 9:37PM3.28m | 9:58AM3.17m | 10:11PM3.17m | 10:28AM3.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37PM0.13m | 3:57AM0.02m | 4:12PM0.15m | 4:29AM0.17m | 4:45PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 12 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | W 14 | W 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 1121 | 749 | 616 | 473 | 378 | 271 | 235 | 157 | 123 | 90 | 60 | 27 | 14 | 45 | 43 | 32 | 3508 | 2130 | 10 | 10 | 684 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | W 13 | W 12 | W 9 | W 12 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | 44 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 29 | 26 | 14 | 42 | — | 17 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | N 9 | E 7 | N 9 | E 6 | N 8 | W 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSW 4 | W 12 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 29 | 40 | 29 | 25 | 47 | 52 | 84 | 29 | 2071 | — | — | 1868 | 2213 | 1664 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 61 | 103 | 325 | 608 | 207 | 186 | 186 | 207 | 204 | 43 |
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