Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 33ft (10.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 28ft (8.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 2AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 33ft (10.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 28ft (8.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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9 PM | 12 AM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 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) | W 12 | W 11 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 537 | 485 | 2008 | 1769 | 5153 | 17815 | 41130 | 36030 | 24574 | 16771 | 9696 | 5514 | 3210 | 1354 | 663 | 761 | 354 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:54PM3.10m | 7:27AM3.06m | 7:30PM3.24m | 7:59AM3.19m | 8:08PM3.32m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21AM0.07m | 1:36PM0.29m | 1:57AM-0.05m | 2:14PM0.13m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -2 | -11 | -10 | -7 | -7 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 16 | W 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | W 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 537 | 485 | 2008 | 1769 | 38 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3210 | 1354 | 546 | 761 | 354 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NNW 10 | W 11 | — | NW 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 70 | 118 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 963 | 576 | 663 | — | 132 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 46 | 46 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 4 | W 11 | W 5 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | — | SSW 3 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 231 | 26 | 244 | 52 | 5153 | 17815 | 41130 | 36030 | 24574 | 16771 | 9696 | 5514 | — | 3 | 17 | 115 | 118 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 61 | 53 | 591 | 591 | 591 | 591 | 591 | 591 | 457 | 439 | 375 | 29 | 25 | 103 | 103 | 41 |
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