Rackwick surf break

Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 11 Feb 2026 GMT
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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
7.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Rackwick today?

The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 10AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 11). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (11 Feb)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (11 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)21s

Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.4
WNW
0.8
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.5
N
1.6
NNW
1.9
NNW
2.1
N
2.2
N
Period(s) (?)1616151514222120191818181716161616101099111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4963962862051481675739961009130112241015835638502402387533524372374813988961
Wind
(km/h)
45
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
45
E
45
E
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NW
15
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
25
NNW
35
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:54PM
2.13
4:39AM
2.19
5:21PM
2.19
5:52AM
2.34
6:25PM
2.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:23AM
1.30
10:17PM
1.29
11:13AM
1.22
11:42PM
1.17
12:18PM
1.02
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
Sunrise--7:58-------7:56-------7:54-----
Sunset----4:57-------4:59-------5:01---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--------------1--1----11
Temp. °C444444454544433444455445
Feels °C (?)-7-7-6-6-6-7-7-5-5-4-5-5-4-4-4-2-2-1-4-2-3-5-5-4
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