Rackwick surf break

Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 02 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
7.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rackwick today?

The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 5PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (02 Mar)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (02 Mar)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


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Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
3
W
3.5
W
4
W
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2
WNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.8
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
1.9
W
1.6
WNW
2.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)121212118891212121111111012121210141313121716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)84191888779989215452883570251574158306519801395810548459405720228021821607107414273383
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
45
WNW
55
W
55
W
50
WNW
40
W
40
W
35
W
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:39AM
3.22
8:15PM
3.01
8:17AM
3.38
8:50PM
3.09
8:53AM
3.45
9:23PM
3.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:01PM
-0.01
2:11AM
0.26
2:39PM
-0.14
2:47AM
0.17
3:15PM
-0.16
3:22AM
0.14
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise7:07-------7:05-------7:01-------
Sunset--5:44-------5:45-------5:47-----
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----3-------------------
Temp. °C8998766777787765899109989
Feels °C (?)0321-4-7-7-5-3-2-12210-111232212
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