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Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 30 Mar 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
7.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rackwick today?
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 1AM is: 5.5m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 35559 | 28320 | 23828 | 14579 | 10754 | 7910 | 5855 | 4635 | 3663 | 3399 | 3194 | 3194 | 3599 | 2813 | 1835 | 1551 | 1184 | 1074 | 1070 | 1151 | 2310 | 2151 | 1471 | 1106 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:18PM 2.85 | 8:16AM 3.15 | 8:52PM 2.99 | 8:52AM 3.26 | 9:23PM 3.08 | 9:26AM 3.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:01PM 0.20 | 2:12AM 0.50 | 2:39PM 0.05 | 2:50AM 0.34 | 3:14PM -0.03 | 3:24AM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Feels °C (?) | -6 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
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