Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 12PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 8 | NNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 5 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 205 | 225 | 233 | 211 | 228 | 326 | 320 | 308 | 286 | 188 | 160 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 126 | 76 | 49 | 45 | 32 | 59 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:35PM2.32m | 3:12AM2.24m | 3:50PM2.21m | 4:39AM2.14m | 5:17PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11AM1.00m | 8:39PM1.10m | 9:14AM1.22m | 10:07PM1.24m | 10:55AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NE 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | 94 | 71 | 71 | 48 | 46 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 126 | 76 | 45 | 45 | 32 | 30 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | W 9 | W 7 | — | NE 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 12 | 5 | — | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | W 9 | — | — | W 7 | — | W 11 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 205 | 225 | 233 | 211 | 228 | 326 | 320 | 308 | 286 | 188 | 160 | 126 | 117 | 113 | 93 | 75 | 11 | 45 | 49 | 32 | 27 | 59 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 394 | 445 | 445 | 816 | 1332 | 445 | 445 | 419 | 262 | 205 | 205 | 290 | 283 | 245 | 85 | 245 | 43 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 180 | 85 |
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