Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 8AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sun night, near gales from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 12 | SE 5 | SE 5 | WSW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 13 | W 14 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 271 | 235 | 157 | 123 | 90 | 60 | 27 | 26 | 82 | 94 | 117 | 2600 | 2008 | 1347 | 1067 | 874 | 2651 | 2065 | 1388 | 1444 | 1616 | 2466 | 4321 | 7580 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:58AM3.17m | 10:11PM3.17m | 10:28AM3.09m | 10:45PM3.01m | 10:58AM2.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:57AM0.02m | 4:12PM0.15m | 4:29AM0.17m | 4:45PM0.23m | 5:01AM0.36m | 5:20PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | W 14 | ESE 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 13 | W 14 | W 16 |
| kJ | 271 | 235 | 157 | 123 | 90 | 60 | 27 | 14 | 45 | 42 | 68 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 874 | 15 | 2065 | 1388 | 1444 | 1616 | 2466 | 4321 | 7580 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 39 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 15 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | E 7 | N 9 | — | N 8 | NNE 8 | W 13 | N 8 | N 8 | W 5 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 2 | SE 3 | SE 5 | SE 5 | WSW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 13 | 40 | 49 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 82 | 94 | 117 | 2600 | 2008 | 1347 | 1067 | 825 | 2651 | 16 | 31 | 37 | 52 | 71 | 111 | 97 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 29 | 21 | 25 | 61 | 499 | 624 | 204 | 207 | 192 | 207 | 207 | 43 | 30 | 41 | 63 | 63 | 729 | 729 | 729 | 29 |
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