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Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 30 May 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
9.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rackwick today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 5AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | |
453 | 328 | 176 | 111 | 66 | 63 | 51 | 44 | 146 | 146 | 149 | 153 | 149 | 113 | 106 | 117 | 112 | 103 | 98 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 61 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:35AM2.80m | 8:54PM2.91m | 9:12AM2.81m | 9:27PM2.93m | 9:49AM2.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37AM0.52m | 2:51PM0.47m | 3:13AM0.44m | 3:25PM0.48m | 3:48AM0.41m | 4:00PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:08 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | W 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 111 | 66 | 63 | 51 | 44 | 146 | 146 | 149 | 153 | 149 | 113 | 106 | 80 | 76 | 53 | 49 | 32 | 66 | 65 | 61 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 12 | SE 6 | W 11 | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 6 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 32 | 28 | 22 | 52 | 72 | 97 | 93 | 100 | 103 | 117 | 112 | 103 | 98 | 66 | 31 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 19 | W 18 | N 8 | N 8 | N 12 | N 11 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 12 | WNW 7 | N 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | N 8 | W 7 | W 4 | W 4 | N 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 27 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 453 | 328 | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 334 | 37 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 46 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 21 | 29 |
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