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Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
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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
9.0° 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: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 16 | |
36 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 53 | 56 | 55 | 28 | 46 | 89 | 116 | 143 | 124 | 120 | 160 | 301 | 320 | 273 | 233 | 156 | 73 | 73 | 129 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | on | |
High Tide | 2:06PM2.51m | 2:12AM2.84m | 3:22PM2.41m | 3:24AM2.76m | 4:33PM2.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37AM0.38m | 7:49PM0.87m | 8:46AM0.53m | 8:58PM1.02m | 10:02AM0.61m | 10:17PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
4:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:24 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:54 | — | 9:57 | |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 8 | SE 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 |
33 | 12 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 53 | 35 | 55 | 28 | 46 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 160 | 1 | 320 | 273 | 233 | 156 | 41 | 73 | 127 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | WSW 10 | W 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 |
36 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 48 | 129 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | ESE 6 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | W 18 | W 17 | W 12 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 26 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 22 | 43 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | W 6 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | W 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 56 | — | — | 19 | 89 | 116 | 143 | 124 | 120 | — | 301 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 49 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 49 | 376 | 376 | 192 | 376 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 0 | 21 | 29 |
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