
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (15 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 9PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon night, min 3°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the E by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2200 | 2059 | 2190 | 2190 | 2578 | 3090 | 2647 | 2165 | 1615 | 1208 | 953 | 669 | 476 | 394 | 282 | 237 | 200 | 165 | 171 | 130 | 96 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:23AM2.19m | 12:35PM2.46m | 1:40AM2.09m | 1:46PM2.39m | 2:59AM2.11m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07PM0.86m | 6:10AM1.09m | 7:04PM0.98m | 7:07AM1.22m | 8:13PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | |
3:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:47 | — | — | — | — | 3:45 | |
mm | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | -1 | -6 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | W 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
2200 | 2059 | 2190 | 2190 | 2578 | 21 | 2647 | 2165 | 1615 | 1208 | 953 | 669 | 476 | 394 | 282 | 237 | 200 | 165 | 171 | 130 | 96 | 71 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | SE 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | W 12 | N 7 | N 7 |
207 | 325 | 242 | 290 | 251 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 13 | SE 7 | W 11 | NE 13 | SE 6 | NE 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 | W 13 | N 14 | N 14 | WSW 12 | W 12 |
10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 77 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 9 | — | NW 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | — | NE 5 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
— | — | 269 | — | 227 | 3090 | 718 | 710 | — | 1 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 61 | 108 | 126 | 105 | 74 | 61 | 47 | 43 | 37 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 499 | 567 | 594 | 36 | 205 | 109 | 109 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 513 | 513 | 513 | 513 | 455 | 397 | 484 | 444 | 394 | 394 | 27 |
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