Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (13 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 8PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the NE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 646 | 646 | 1249 | 1117 | 759 | 731 | 329 | 322 | 276 | 228 | 186 | 156 | 113 | 89 | 66 | 51 | 38 | 38 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:12AM2.97m | 7:47PM3.00m | 8:08AM3.08m | 8:35PM3.15m | 9:03AM3.14m | 9:24PM3.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46PM0.26m | 2:12AM0.30m | 2:36PM0.18m | 3:03AM0.09m | 3:24PM0.14m | 3:53AM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 10:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:25 | — | — | 10:25 |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 12 | W 11 | NW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | NNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 646 | 646 | — | 1117 | 759 | 24 | 329 | 224 | 276 | 123 | 121 | 83 | 58 | 57 | 39 | 51 | 38 | 38 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | N 9 | NW 9 | — | W 10 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 31 | — | 159 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 7 | W 12 | — | — | WNW 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 228 | 269 | 1249 | — | — | 731 | 175 | 322 | 111 | 228 | 186 | 156 | 113 | 89 | 66 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 729 | 805 | 855 | 109 | 36 | 205 | 205 | 229 | 109 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 109 | 86 | 86 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 148 | 29 | 29 | 129 | 129 |
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