Rackwick surf break

Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 13 Jul 2025 BST
Forecast 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
12.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Rackwick today?

The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 5PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.3
W
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.2
W
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
N
0.4
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
Period(s) (?)8888111010999888888881099998834448888877744471074566655510109999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)523737454344494240382322231312111111111110916169918201311787677732282323261939271612915121110161616252526
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
10
SE
5
SW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
0
S
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
S
10
SSE
0
SE
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossoncrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrossglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:01AM
2.77
11:08PM
3.17
11:40AM
2.75
11:45PM
3.17
12:22PM
2.70
12:25AM
3.11
1:09PM
2.64
1:12AM
3.01
2:01PM
2.57
2:07AM
2.86
3:01PM
2.52
3:13AM
2.72
4:07PM
2.50
4:28AM
2.63
5:17PM
2.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:03PM
0.40
5:38AM
0.17
5:42PM
0.45
6:18AM
0.18
6:23PM
0.53
7:02AM
0.25
7:08PM
0.65
7:49AM
0.36
7:59PM
0.77
8:44AM
0.51
9:02PM
0.88
9:49AM
0.66
10:18PM
0.92
11:05AM
0.73
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Sunrise-------4:24-------4:26-------4:26-------4:28-------4:31-------4:33-------4:35----
Sunset----10:14-------10:13-------10:10-------10:08-------10:07-------10:06-------10:04-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171818181817161515151515151414131414141414141413131314141414141414141414141414141515151515151413131313131313131313141314
Feels °C (?)141615151614131111101011111111111311101012131299911121314131111111111111111121415151414131211101111121213121313131313
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