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Rackwick surf break

Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 09 Jan 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
8.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rackwick today?

The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 4AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (10 Jan)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (10 Jan)5ft (1.5m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1
W
0.9
W
2.1
SE
1.7
SSE
1.9
SSE
1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
2.4
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
Period(s) (?)121212111312121211111010106551112121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8277235945011001775628520526577386190153276175196244371413690666169351615395
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
45
S
40
S
35
S
35
SSE
45
S
60
SSE
70
SSE
65
SSE
60
SSE
60
SSE
60
SSE
60
SSE
40
SSW
40
S
40
S
50
SSE
50
S
55
SW
55
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:15AM
2.45
1:19PM
2.68
2:09AM
2.34
2:17PM
2.48
3:10AM
2.28
3:25PM
2.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:53PM
0.54
6:57AM
0.93
7:43PM
0.77
7:54AM
1.10
8:42PM
0.96
9:08AM
1.21
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise----8:59-------8:57-------8:56---
Sunset------3:41-------3:44-------3:45-
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1----1---13-12131------
Temp. °C655554455554667779999887
Feels °C (?)-3-6-6-7-7-7-6-4-4-5-8-11-8-7-5-6-6000-1-3-4-6
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