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Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
8.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Rackwick today?
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 10PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | |
431 | 561 | 574 | 502 | 445 | 383 | 302 | 248 | 243 | 230 | 265 | 282 | 279 | 273 | 226 | 211 | 168 | 133 | 196 | 180 | 133 | 223 | 251 | 187 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:26PM2.78m | 11:53AM2.51m | 00:05AM2.65m | 12:37PM2.33m | 00:52AM2.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25PM0.64m | 5:52AM0.59m | 6:01PM0.80m | 6:34AM0.76m | 6:41PM0.96m | 7:23AM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
 kJ | 431 | 561 | 574 | 502 | 445 | 383 | 302 | 248 | 243 | 230 | 265 | 282 | 279 | 273 | 226 | 211 | 168 | 120 | 196 | 180 | 133 | 56 | 39 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 99 | 102 | 181 | 143 | 132 | 103 | 111 | 79 | 73 | 53 | 51 | 37 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 41 | 133 | 102 | 76 | 76 | 12 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | SE 7 | — | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 36 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | — | 18 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 7 | SSE 3 | — | S 3 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 4 | — | 5 | 223 | 251 | 187 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 205 | 109 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 148 | 207 | 156 |
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