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Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 15 Feb 2026 GMT
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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
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 12PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (15 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (15 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SE
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
1.1
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.7
WNW
1.5
W
3
NNW
1.7
W
4.5
NNW
5.5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
4.5
N
3.5
N
3
N
2.5
NNW
2.1
N
2
N
Period(s) (?)5121212111313121212121591510111212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1061321809812739594394883382784799314181292404468276715636149913420209814781084969
Wind
(km/h)
60
SSE
55
SSE
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
30
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
50
NNW
40
NW
45
N
60
N
60
N
55
N
45
N
30
NNW
30
WNW
35
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:23AM
2.79
7:48PM
2.68
7:56AM
3.01
8:21PM
2.83
8:26AM
3.20
8:53PM
2.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:38PM
0.52
1:45AM
0.55
2:12PM
0.29
2:18AM
0.39
2:45PM
0.09
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
Sunrise--7:48-------7:46-------7:43-----
Sunset----5:07-------5:08-------5:12---
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
light rain
clear
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-2-------1--1-11------11
Temp. °C445666666665553422344344
Feels °C (?)-10-9-4-201220-2-2-4-7-6-8-10-13-12-9-5-5-6-2-1
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