Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 1PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SE 4 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 59 | 78 | 52 | 48 | 154 | 148 | 154 | 145 | 161 | 192 | 188 | 233 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross |
High Tide | 9:58AM3.13m | 10:13PM3.33m | 10:52AM3.05m | 11:04PM3.34m | 11:48AM2.92m | 11:56PM3.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11PM0.16m | 4:43AM-0.10m | 4:58PM0.24m | 5:34AM-0.07m | 5:45PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:01 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:28 | 10:28 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 11 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 59 | 78 | 31 | 39 | 154 | 148 | 154 | 145 | 161 | 192 | 188 | 233 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 11 | ESE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 10 | W 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 52 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 7 | W 12 | W 9 | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 129 | 177 | 103 | 103 | 46 | 46 | 21 | 30 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
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