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Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 20 Oct 2025 BST
How big are the waves at Rackwick today?
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 1PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 15 | 13 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 62 | 58 | 78 | 104 | 184 | 267 | 272 | 957 | 1187 | 875 | 551 | 461 | 383 | 359 | 338 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:38AM 2.97 | 8:40PM 3.11 | 9:05AM 3.04 | 9:11PM 3.12 | 9:32AM 3.07 | 9:42PM 3.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:42PM 0.40 | 3:00AM 0.14 | 3:13PM 0.31 | 3:30AM 0.16 | 3:44PM 0.27 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thu 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:04 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Scot - Orkney
Cross-shore wind has turned cross-on at Rackwick (light winds from the SSE at Wick Airport 49 km from Rackwick). 0.1m 10s swell from the W to make surfable waves.
49 km away, 48 min ago
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