Rackwick Surf Break
Lat Long: 58.87° N 3.39° W

Rackwick 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Rackwick

Issued: 6 am 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rackwick sea temperature is
10.1° C

Normal for this time of year

Rackwick surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Rackwick today (04 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 9AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (04 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sun
7
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.8
W
15
1.9
W
14
1.3
W
12
1.9
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
103
70
66
63
62
62
81
248
291
1451
488
875
599
507
489
547
538
520
411
396
332
332
274
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
5
S
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
30
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
25
W
15
WNW
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:43AM2.51m
11:54PM2.79m
12:26PM2.39m
00:36AM2.72m
1:16PM2.30m
Low Tide
5:41AM0.54m
5:46PM0.71m
6:22AM0.63m
6:24PM0.82m
7:06AM0.71m
7:07PM0.93m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:09
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—
—
—
—
—
4:09
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4:07
—
—
—
—
—
—
4:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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—
—
—
—
—
10:14
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—
—
—
—
—
—
10:15
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
10:16
10:17
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
10
10
11
11
12
11
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
9
10
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
2
1
3
6
8
7
7
8
6
6
7
6
6
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.7
W
16
0.8
W
15
0.2
E
6
1.3
W
12
0.5
W
14
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
Energy kJ
104
103
70
66
63
62
62
63
248
291
3
488
93
599
507
489
547
538
520
411
396
332
332
274
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
W
16
0.3
SE
8
0.2
E
6
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
6
0.3
NNW
5
0.6
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
ESE
5
—
—
0.1
N
6
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
10
21
15
15
16
10
10
81
9
3
2
3
6
125
84
5
3
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
NNW
6
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
E
7
0.1
SE
8
—
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
6
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.1
E
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
4
4
4
3
4
7
9
9
4
2
—
2
1
5
5
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.8
WNW
4
1
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
1.9
W
14
1.5
W
6
1.9
W
11
—
—
—
—
0.4
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.8
SE
4
1
SE
5
0.7
SE
6
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
1
9
22
46
58
1451
162
875
—
—
—
—
7
10
3
5
25
44
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Farr Bay
Scot - North Coast
Point of Ness
Scot - North Coast
Rackwick
Scot - Orkney
Bay of Skaill
Scot - Orkney
Bay of Skaill
Scot - Orkney
Bay of Skaill
Scot - Orkney
Grim Ness
Scot - Orkney
Grim Ness
Scot - Orkney
Grim Ness
Scot - Orkney
Aberdeen
Scot - East Coast
Aberdeen
Scot - East Coast
Freswick Bay
Scot - East Coast
Portrush-East Strand
Antrim
Freswick Bay
Scot - East Coast
Gills Bay
Scot - North Coast
Rackwick
Scot - Orkney
Ham
Scot - North Coast
Point of Ness
Scot - North Coast
Dunnet Bay
Scot - North Coast
The Spur
Scot - North Coast
Sandwood Bay
Scot - North Coast
Sandwood Bay
Scot - North Coast
Sandwood Bay
Scot - North Coast
Sandwood Bay
Scot - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
61
27
0
21
21
21
30
30
30
204
204
37
453
37
29
0
25
27
30
29
103
103
103
103
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Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
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Thurso East
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The Left
Scot - North Coast
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Ruhba Phail (Lewis)
Scot - Outer Hebrides
Mangersta Sands (Lewis)
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
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Rating
(10 max)
5
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