Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 8AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, extremely windy from the W by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 869 | 617 | 617 | 972 | 1134 | 1356 | 1483 | 1697 | 1961 | 2498 | 2357 | 2023 | 1631 | 1098 | 736 | 686 | 726 | 3298 | 2228 | 3118 | 50700 | 51206 | 38370 | 29534 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:23AM2.68m | 7:19PM2.93m | 7:55AM2.89m | 7:54PM3.10m | 8:27AM3.06m | 8:30PM3.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10AM0.49m | 1:21PM0.73m | 1:45AM0.26m | 1:59PM0.50m | 2:21AM0.07m | 2:36PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | -3 | -7 | -1 | -3 | -2 | 0 | -5 | -11 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 869 | 617 | 617 | 972 | 1134 | 1356 | 1483 | 1697 | 1961 | 2498 | 2357 | 2023 | 1631 | 1098 | 736 | 686 | 726 | 117 | 30 | 25 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | SE 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | ESE 9 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | E 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 25 | 15 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 127 | 27 | 27 | 41 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 9 | E 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | NNW 12 | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 10 | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSE 5 | W 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 35 | 450 | 558 | 36 | 128 | 3298 | 2228 | 3118 | 50700 | 51206 | 38370 | 29534 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 29 | 30 | 49 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 29 | 591 | 591 | 591 | 353 | 638 | 638 | 353 | 648 | 648 | 591 | 591 | 648 |
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