Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 7AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the NNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 77 | 80 | 91 | 141 | 221 | 334 | 343 | 309 | 235 | 229 | 187 | 142 | 91 | 71 | 51 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 45 | 41 | 39 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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 | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:30PM3.55m | 11:04AM3.09m | 11:09PM3.46m | 11:42AM2.99m | 11:48PM3.28m | 12:19PM2.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55AM-0.23m | 5:02PM0.15m | 5:34AM-0.09m | 5:41PM0.27m | 6:11AM0.14m | 6:19PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 26 | 33 | 91 | 71 | 51 | 36 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 5 | — | W 9 | N 8 | — | — | — | NW 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 36 | 25 | 13 | 45 | 41 | 39 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 55 | 77 | 80 | 91 | 141 | 221 | 334 | 343 | 309 | 235 | 229 | 187 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 757 | 624 | 458 | 624 | 874 | 1390 | 318 | 318 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 49 | 220 | 85 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 61 |
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