Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (29 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 6PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, gales from the WNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thu 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | SE 5 | WSW 4 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1584 | 1575 | 1184 | 906 | 676 | 577 | 489 | 400 | 332 | 279 | 267 | 207 | 199 | 162 | 129 | 118 | 112 | 90 | 90 | 66 | 74 | 73 | 99 | 6049 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 9:01AM2.67m | 9:15PM2.87m | 9:40AM2.70m | 9:52PM2.95m | 10:17AM2.70m | 10:28PM2.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09PM0.59m | 3:35AM0.47m | 3:44PM0.54m | 4:12AM0.41m | 4:18PM0.51m | 4:48AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:07 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 10:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:27 | — | — | 10:25 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | SSE 5 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 906 | 676 | 577 | 489 | 400 | 332 | 279 | 267 | 207 | 199 | 162 | 129 | 118 | 112 | 90 | 90 | 66 | 74 | 56 | 33 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 6 | ESE 3 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | N 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | NE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 4 | SE 5 | WSW 4 | W 10 |
| kJ | 1584 | 1575 | 1184 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 21 | 73 | 99 | 6049 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 453 | 444 | 37 | 37 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 49 | 49 | 85 | 0 | 30 | 29 | 434 | 434 | 434 |
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