Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 3PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon night, moderate winds from the SW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 4 | W 10 | W 9 | W 7 | WNW 14 | W 7 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 117 | 90 | 60 | 27 | 26 | 45 | 42 | 71 | 1131 | 916 | 569 | 521 | 920 | 787 | 2086 | 1388 | 1136 | 1068 | 1332 | 2570 | 6057 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:58AM3.17m | 10:11PM3.17m | 10:28AM3.09m | 10:45PM3.01m | 10:58AM2.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12PM0.15m | 4:29AM0.17m | 4:45PM0.23m | 5:01AM0.36m | 5:20PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SE 7 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | ESE 9 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 15 |
| kJ | 117 | 90 | 60 | 23 | 25 | 45 | 42 | 57 | 35 | 30 | 172 | 507 | 15 | 787 | 2086 | 1388 | 1136 | 1068 | 1332 | 2570 | 6057 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNE 8 | SE 7 | WNW 9 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | N 8 | N 9 | N 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 19 | — | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | NNE 8 | W 13 | N 8 | W 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | — | SE 7 | SE 4 | SSE 8 | WSW 4 | W 10 | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 87 | 69 | 5 | — | 24 | 20 | 103 | 71 | 1131 | 916 | 569 | 521 | 920 | 737 | — | 15 | 23 | 47 | 77 | 115 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 29 | 325 | 41 | 453 | 204 | 207 | 204 | 204 | 453 | 204 | 30 | 41 | 41 | 1022 | 729 | 759 | 37 |
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