Rackwick surf break

Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 BST
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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
9.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rackwick today?

The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 11PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)--
Afternoon (26 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (26 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
987
778
672
511
320
268
192
156
123
121
92
66
65
41
40
39
25
24
22
20
21
38
49
46
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
S
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
15
WSW
5
WSW
15
W
25
W
20
W
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:26PM2.58m
6:27AM2.72m
7:09PM2.68m
7:14AM2.75m
7:46PM2.78m
7:56AM2.78m
Low Tide
00:30AM0.89m
12:58PM0.53m
1:19AM0.75m
1:39PM0.50m
2:00AM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:20
4:20
4:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:59
10:00
10:01
10:04
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
8
10
12
11
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
4
5
5
5
6
7
5
5
4
4
3
1
4
8
5
6
5
4
7
11
12
11
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
8
0.5
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
4
Energy kJ
987
778
672
511
320
268
192
156
123
121
92
66
65
41
40
39
25
24
22
22
18
38
49
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.4
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.5
WNW
9
Energy kJ
67
65
75
57
42
33
17
16
15
6
6
6
5
6
6
20
21
9
4
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.3
NW
6
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
SE
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
ESE
6
Energy kJ
7
7
2
4
4
4
8
3
3
3
3
5
20
10
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
2
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.5
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.3
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
W
4
Energy kJ
1
3
7
12
8
8
7
5
18
51
52
2
3
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
36
36
31
29
25
0
21
21
29
29
30
30
29
29
41
53
353
353
239
32
30
30
25
30
Best forecast wave conditions in Orkney Islands
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
6
7
7
9
7
9
9
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
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