Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (31 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 11PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1249 | 1156 | 1139 | 1085 | 807 | 916 | 715 | 609 | 983 | 966 | 917 | 807 | 303 | 631 | 540 | 492 | 473 | 394 | 342 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:28AM2.51m | 12:43PM2.71m | 2:00AM2.35m | 2:10PM2.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11PM0.46m | 6:29AM0.88m | 7:23PM0.63m | 7:44AM1.07m | 8:50PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 4:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:21 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 1249 | 1156 | 1139 | 1085 | 807 | 916 | 715 | 609 | 355 | — | — | — | 303 | 631 | 540 | 492 | 473 | 394 | 342 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | 43 | 93 | 983 | 966 | 917 | 807 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 36 | 85 | 514 | 63 | 37 | 37 | 638 | 318 | 318 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
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