Rackwick surf break

Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 BST
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Rackwick surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rackwick sea temperature is
8.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rackwick today?

The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 10PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)--
Afternoon (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat night, light winds from the SE by Sun night).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
7
1
N
7
1.1
N
8
1.3
N
10
1.3
N
10
1.3
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.1
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
11
1.2
N
11
1.1
N
11
1
N
11
1
N
11
0.9
N
11
0.8
N
11
0.8
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
103
161
320
327
327
271
237
308
350
363
295
240
235
184
143
133
98
96
70
68
65
41
41
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
E
25
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:10PM2.36m
5:11AM2.66m
6:17PM2.49m
6:14AM2.78m
7:08PM2.65m
7:04AM2.90m
Low Tide
10:58PM1.11m
11:52AM0.60m
00:10AM0.97m
12:49PM0.44m
1:04AM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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5:31
5:28
5:26
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8:50
8:52
8:54
8:57
1
Temp °C
6
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
10
11
10
10
10
9
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
1
-1
-1
-3
-3
-2
1
4
6
8
8
7
7
4
5
4
4
6
6
7
7
7
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
7
1
N
7
1.1
N
8
1.3
N
10
1.3
N
10
1.3
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.1
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
11
1.2
N
11
1.1
N
11
1
N
11
1
N
11
0.9
N
11
0.8
N
11
0.8
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
Energy kJ
75
103
161
320
327
327
271
237
308
350
363
295
240
235
184
143
133
98
96
70
68
65
41
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
8
0.3
N
12
0.5
N
11
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
W
7
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
12
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.1
W
11
0.4
WNW
5
0.3
WNW
5
Energy kJ
34
26
64
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
9
13
13
2
1
2
3
10
10
10
2
9
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
W
7
0.1
NE
6
0.3
NNW
12
0.3
NNW
12
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
15
Energy kJ
13
3
3
2
5
5
1
1
29
28
1
3
3
2
2
5
20
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
E
2
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.6
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
5
0.3
W
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
9
11
7
2
4
17
28
20
13
9
9
5
10
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
27
29
29
30
29
29
21
21
0
21
21
30
71
85
71
135
53
49
31
31
31
31
309
Best forecast wave conditions in Orkney Islands
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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