Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (19 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 2AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 158 | 159 | 196 | 192 | 149 | 134 | 104 | 224 | 74 | 50 | 47 | 61 | 58 | 63 | 91 | 148 | 128 | 145 | 229 | 401 | 418 | 373 | 280 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:56PM3.28m | 12:44PM2.76m | 00:50AM3.17m | 1:43PM2.62m | 1:46AM3.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45PM0.37m | 6:26AM0.05m | 6:33PM0.53m | 7:19AM0.22m | 7:25PM0.72m | 8:15AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:28 | — | — | — | — | 10:29 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SE 5 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 158 | 159 | 196 | 192 | 149 | 134 | 104 | 4 | 74 | 50 | 16 | 61 | 58 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 373 | 280 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | W 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | N 6 | N 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 12 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | SE 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SE 3 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 3 | W 9 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 224 | 25 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 91 | 148 | 128 | 145 | 229 | 401 | 418 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 25 | 309 | 85 | 43 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 591 | 613 | 676 | 802 | 455 | 455 | 309 | 29 | 37 | 309 |
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