Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 6PM is: 6.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 21ft (6.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 20ft (6.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 414 | 5539 | 11862 | 15253 | 14568 | 9815 | 7527 | 5955 | 4718 | 5263 | 4011 | 3192 | 2656 | 2136 | 1514 | 1245 | 901 | 500 | 315 | 184 | 323 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:33AM3.25m | 8:48PM3.31m | 9:09AM3.25m | 9:31PM3.20m | 9:49AM3.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54PM0.03m | 3:15AM-0.01m | 3:36PM0.03m | 3:57AM0.15m | 4:21PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:30 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | -7 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WNW 12 | SE 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
| kJ | 344 | 52 | 34 | 16 | 74 | 42 | 7527 | 5955 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 3192 | 2 | 2136 | 1514 | 1245 | 901 | 500 | 315 | 184 | 323 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | SE 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 20 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 244 | 89 | 224 | 133 | 216 | 173 | 97 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | NNW 12 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 2 | S 3 |
| kJ | 414 | 5539 | 11862 | 15253 | 14568 | 9815 | — | — | 4718 | 5263 | 4011 | — | 2656 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 434 | 729 | 1101 | 729 | 950 | 923 | 923 | 29 | 207 | 207 | 453 | 376 | 376 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
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