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Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
How big are the waves at Rackwick today?
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 5PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
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Morning (13 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Afternoon (13 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Evening (13 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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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 | 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 | 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 | |
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Energy (?) | 52 | 37 | 37 | 45 | 43 | 44 | 49 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 39 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | glass | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:01AM 2.77 | 11:08PM 3.17 | 11:40AM 2.75 | 11:45PM 3.17 | 12:22PM 2.70 | 12:25AM 3.11 | 1:09PM 2.64 | 1:12AM 3.01 | 2:01PM 2.57 | 2:07AM 2.86 | 3:01PM 2.52 | 3:13AM 2.72 | 4:07PM 2.50 | 4:28AM 2.63 | 5:17PM 2.54 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:03PM 0.40 | 5:38AM 0.17 | 5:42PM 0.45 | 6:18AM 0.18 | 6:23PM 0.53 | 7:02AM 0.25 | 7:08PM 0.65 | 7:49AM 0.36 | 7:59PM 0.77 | 8:44AM 0.51 | 9:02PM 0.88 | 9:49AM 0.66 | 10:18PM 0.92 | 11:05AM 0.73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:35 | - | - | - | - |
Sunset | - | - | - | - | 10:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Temp. °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C (?) | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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