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Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 19 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
8.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rackwick today?
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 3AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | |
61 | 42 | 41 | 26 | 46 | 124 | 231 | 275 | 333 | 297 | 222 | 215 | 148 | 596 | 363 | 155 | 129 | 84 | 96 | 104 | 228 | 156 | 98 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 11:09PM3.22m | 11:51AM2.92m | 00:03AM3.11m | 12:54PM2.69m | 1:04AM2.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10PM0.23m | 5:41AM0.04m | 5:58PM0.44m | 6:36AM0.20m | 6:50PM0.66m | 7:37AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:51 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 6 | W 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 |
 kJ | 61 | 42 | 41 | 26 | 67 | 69 | 231 | 275 | 333 | 297 | 222 | 215 | 56 | 596 | 363 | 155 | 129 | 84 | 96 | 104 | 228 | 156 | 98 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 9 | W 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | W 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SE 5 | N 7 | SE 5 | W 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 124 | 45 | 31 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 148 | 8 | 8 | 121 | 63 | 58 | 57 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | N 8 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | E 7 | SE 7 | N 8 | ESE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 6 | SSE 3 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | N 7 | — | N 7 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 46 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 234 | 242 | 204 | 129 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 40 | 42 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 103 | 61 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
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