Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 3PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | N 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 139 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 99 | 97 | 51 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 26 | 23 | 32 | 70 | 66 | 135 | 191 | 264 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:50PM2.21m | 4:39AM2.14m | 5:17PM2.22m | 6:05AM2.19m | 6:31PM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14AM1.22m | 10:07PM1.24m | 10:55AM1.30m | 11:55PM1.19m | 12:23PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | NNE 8 | NW 10 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 99 | 97 | 51 | 35 | 34 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 26 | 55 | 6 | 28 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 7 | NE 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | E 10 | W 8 | E 9 | — | W 11 | — | W 8 | — | N 5 | N 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | 160 | 139 | 109 | 102 | 75 | 70 | 55 | 29 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 35 | 31 | 26 | 23 | 32 | 70 | 66 | 135 | 191 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 314 | 283 | 262 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 85 | 134 | 180 | 160 | 46 | 41 | 41 | 49 | 322 | 29 | 29 | 25 |
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