Rackwick surf break

Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 13 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
7.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rackwick today?

The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 7PM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (13 Mar)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (13 Mar)16ft (5.0m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
4.5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
W
2.2
WNW
2.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
WNW
7
WNW
7
WNW
Period(s) (?)161615141515141413131212121213131312121112201919
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)79766845583977269829113301126292436894518238502946216524342490212115092015255727183514135983347733477
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
W
55
W
45
W
45
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
40
S
45
SSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
SW
50
SW
50
SW
55
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:56PM
2.10
5:18AM
2.31
6:01PM
2.28
6:10AM
2.55
6:45PM
2.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:32AM
1.27
11:02PM
1.29
11:49AM
1.04
12:00AM
1.07
12:33PM
0.76
12:40AM
0.83
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise6:37-------6:33-------6:31-------
Sunset---6:09-------6:12-------6:14----
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
---11111-111----121----1
Temp. °C666666666777666665655544
Feels °C (?)-3-4-5-6-6-5-5-4-4-2-10-1-2-2-4-4-5-5-7-6-7-7-8
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