Rackwick surf break

Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 18 May 2026 BST
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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
8.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rackwick today?

The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 12AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (19 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (19 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue morning, light winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.9
W
15
0.9
W
14
1.1
W
14
0.9
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
1
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
396
338
275
255
198
158
122
90
61
41
41
26
46
124
234
347
333
449
280
215
146
141
137
264
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
20
SE
10
WNW
15
WNW
5
ENE
30
W
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:21PM3.28m
10:54AM3.12m
11:09PM3.22m
11:51AM2.92m
00:03AM3.11m
12:54PM2.69m
Low Tide
4:24PM0.07m
4:50AM-0.05m
5:10PM0.23m
5:41AM0.04m
5:58PM0.44m
6:36AM0.20m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:35
4:33
4:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:42
9:45
9:46
9:49
1
2
8
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
9
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
12
11
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
-1
1
2
3
2
3
6
9
7
8
4
5
4
5
5
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
W
16
0.9
W
15
0.9
W
14
0.4
ESE
7
0.9
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
12
1
W
12
Energy kJ
396
338
275
255
198
158
122
90
61
41
41
26
24
48
234
347
333
16
280
215
31
30
137
264
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.3
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
6
0.2
E
6
Energy kJ
36
36
24
23
21
12
12
5
5
5
14
14
46
124
43
30
25
15
15
146
141
28
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.2
N
8
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
13
0.3
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
W
8
0.4
E
7
0.1
N
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
4
14
5
21
14
14
7
7
5
14
1
9
3
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
4
0.9
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.3
SE
5
1.3
SE
5
1.3
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.8
ESE
8
1.1
W
14
0.9
W
4
0.9
W
5
0.3
S
2
0.4
SSE
3
Energy kJ
8
26
61
66
84
90
97
128
162
156
171
140
72
449
33
36
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
61
61
109
190
190
448
613
103
61
61
61
29
29
21
21
29
0
40
30
29
25
25
21
21
Best forecast wave conditions in Orkney Islands
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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