Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (07 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 10PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tue 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 65 | 61 | 60 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 57 | 158 | 197 | 222 | 256 | 251 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:02PM3.05m | 7:30AM3.04m | 7:40PM3.06m | 8:01AM3.09m | 8:15PM3.04m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04PM0.44m | 1:23AM0.18m | 1:42PM0.32m | 1:58AM0.19m | 2:17PM0.25m | 2:31AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 |
 | 4:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:04 | — | — | — | — | 4:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 96 | 65 | 61 | 60 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 57 | 158 | 197 | 222 | 256 | 251 | 186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | NW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | E 5 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 6 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SE 5 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 9 | E 6 | N 12 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 29 |
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