Rackwick surf break

Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 07 Mar 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
7.2° 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: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (08 Mar)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (08 Mar)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
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1
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.2
W
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
Period(s) (?)151515141414141313131314141414131313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)584150994819448538053111273422542053180815562523247121581905170017001401121111751535167214691174
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
10
SE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
5
WSW
15
SE
15
SSW
15
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:53PM
2.88
11:06AM
2.90
11:24PM
2.71
11:42AM
2.65
11:59PM
2.51
12:24PM
2.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:01AM
0.44
5:21PM
0.53
5:35AM
0.64
5:54PM
0.79
6:13AM
0.87
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise----6:50-------6:48-------6:45---
Sunset------5:58--------6:00-------6:02
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111088789109888766777767999
Feels °C (?)553445554434424333-1-20331
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