Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 2PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 16 | 24 | 61 | 82 | 52 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 46 | 43 | 62 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 92 | 46 | 117 | 45 | 27 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:59AM3.01m | 9:06PM3.38m | 9:44AM3.10m | 9:49PM3.52m | 10:25AM3.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01PM0.25m | 3:33AM-0.17m | 3:43PM0.14m | 4:15AM-0.26m | 4:23PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | |
 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 9 | W 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 15 | 61 | 82 | 52 | 18 | 25 | 11 | 46 | 43 | 62 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 41 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | W 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | SE 6 | N 9 | SE 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 34 | 49 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | W 6 | SE 6 | N 10 | — | SE 6 | ESE 6 | — | SE 6 | E 6 | SE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | W 10 | W 4 | W 10 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 92 | 16 | 117 | 16 | 17 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 31 | 31 | 513 | 342 | 1173 | 815 | 814 |
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