Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 6AM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3021 | 2409 | 1514 | 1311 | 984 | 615 | 309 | 228 | 311 | 856 | 784 | 581 | 599 | 492 | 488 | 395 | 455 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:31PM3.20m | 9:49AM3.17m | 10:19PM3.01m | 10:35AM3.03m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:57AM0.15m | 4:21PM0.11m | 4:41AM0.37m | 5:12PM0.27m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2409 | 1514 | 1311 | 984 | 615 | 309 | 228 | 311 | 856 | 784 | 581 | 599 | 492 | 488 | 395 | 455 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 244 | 63 | 272 | 112 | 223 | 138 | 97 | 62 | 83 | 110 | 117 | 147 | 106 | 96 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 6 | — | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 27 | 25 | 39 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 2 | SE 6 | — | SSE 6 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 3021 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 376 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 |
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