Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 1PM is: 5.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 21ft (6.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 21ft (6.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 6 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 180 | 322 | 408 | 5877 | 13241 | 16985 | 15756 | 10336 | 7840 | 5862 | 5357 | 5503 | 4215 | 3137 | 2563 | 1967 | 1336 | 1020 | 884 | 500 | 314 | 237 | 394 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:33AM3.25m | 8:48PM3.31m | 9:09AM3.25m | 9:31PM3.20m | 9:49AM3.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54PM0.03m | 3:15AM-0.01m | 3:36PM0.03m | 3:57AM0.15m | 4:21PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:30 | — | — |
mm | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | -6 | -8 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 11 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | WNW 12 | SE 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
| kJ | 163 | 322 | 344 | 52 | 34 | 120 | 74 | 41 | 7840 | 5862 | 21 | 25 | 16 | 3137 | 2 | 1967 | 1336 | 1020 | 884 | 500 | 314 | 237 | 394 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SE 9 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | SE 7 | W 11 | W 11 | SE 7 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 180 | 115 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 244 | 91 | 2 | 135 | 167 | 170 | 97 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | S 6 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 14 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | S 4 | SSW 6 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | — | S 4 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | WNW 11 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | 239 | 24 | 408 | 5877 | 13241 | 16985 | 15756 | 10336 | — | 16 | 5357 | 5503 | 4215 | — | 2563 | — | — | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 648 | 648 | 434 | 670 | 1101 | 729 | 923 | 923 | 923 | 25 | 845 | 453 | 453 | 376 | 376 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
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