Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (04 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 5AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 110 | 104 | 103 | 70 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 81 | 248 | 291 | 1063 | 423 | 814 | 610 | 526 | 442 | 472 | 464 | 449 | 350 | 284 | 279 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:16PM2.85m | 11:43AM2.51m | 11:54PM2.79m | 12:26PM2.39m | 00:36AM2.72m | 1:16PM2.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41AM0.54m | 5:46PM0.71m | 6:22AM0.63m | 6:24PM0.82m | 7:06AM0.71m | 7:07PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | E 6 | W 12 | W 14 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 110 | 104 | 103 | 70 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 81 | 248 | 291 | 3 | 423 | 93 | 610 | 526 | 442 | 472 | 464 | 449 | 350 | 284 | 279 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | E 6 | NNW 6 | W 13 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | SE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 125 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | — | SE 7 | E 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | 2 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | W 2 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 14 | W 6 | W 11 | — | ESE 6 | E 2 | ESE 5 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 60 | 91 | 87 | 1063 | 154 | 814 | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 77 | 114 | 124 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 204 | 204 | 37 | 453 | 37 | 29 | 0 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 31 |
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