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Rackwick surf break

Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 12 Mar 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
7.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rackwick today?

The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 4AM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (13 Mar)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (13 Mar)16ft (5.0m)15s

Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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16 DaysHourly
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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
W
5.5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4.5
W
5
W
5.5
W
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)151616161616151415151414131312121212131313121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1245314180118931024580117240672587899897122061168110124709353454194341323622603285323591712203524172399
Wind
(km/h)
50
SW
50
SSW
50
SSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
55
W
50
W
50
W
45
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
40
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
45
S
45
SW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:57AM
2.14
4:56PM
2.10
5:18AM
2.31
6:01PM
2.28
6:10AM
2.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:08PM
1.39
10:32AM
1.27
11:02PM
1.29
11:49AM
1.04
12:00AM
1.07
12:33PM
0.76
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise----6:37-------6:33-------6:31---
Sunset-------6:09-------6:12-------6:14
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---31-11-1---11----111--
Temp. °C554566656666677776565665
Feels °C (?)-7-7-8-4-4-5-5-8-6-5-5-4-4-2-2-1-1-2-3-4-5-5-5-7
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