Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (04 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 10PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1072 | 905 | 782 | 673 | 505 | 418 | 347 | 295 | 235 | 231 | 184 | 164 | 161 | 127 | 127 | 108 | 232 | 224 | 191 | 188 | 146 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 4:40PM2.79m | 5:38AM2.65m | 5:35PM2.90m | 6:21AM2.81m | 6:22PM2.99m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16PM0.43m | 11:34AM0.80m | 00:05AM0.30m | 12:22PM0.60m | 00:47AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | |  |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 |
 | 4:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:10 | — | — | — | — | 4:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 1072 | 905 | 782 | 673 | 505 | 418 | 347 | 295 | 235 | 231 | 184 | 164 | 161 | 127 | 127 | 94 | 232 | 224 | 191 | 188 | 146 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 59 | 58 | 108 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | N 10 | N 9 | N 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 2 | E 8 | SE 2 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 0 |
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