- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 02 Jun 2026 BSTForecast 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
9.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rackwick today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 12PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
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 Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed night, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Fri 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | |
37 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 38 | 102 | 132 | 125 | 119 | 110 | 104 | 101 | 99 | 65 | 62 | 80 | 71 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:27AM2.72m | 10:38PM2.90m | 11:04AM2.63m | 11:16PM2.85m | 11:43AM2.51m | 11:54PM2.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24AM0.41m | 4:34PM0.55m | 5:02AM0.46m | 5:09PM0.62m | 5:41AM0.54m | 5:46PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | |  |  | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 4:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:09 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:14 | 10:15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | N 8 | WSW 9 | N 8 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | 37 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 38 | 102 | 132 | 125 | 119 | 110 | 104 | 101 | 99 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 9 | N 8 | WSW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | — | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 9 | E 6 | NNW 3 | E 6 | E 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | SE 8 | E 8 | W 17 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | N 3 | N 3 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | NNE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 80 | 71 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 61 | 29 | 86 | 177 | 177 | 49 | 29 | 49 | 27 | 0 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 186 | 204 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Orkney Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Rackwick surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest