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Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
10.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Rackwick today?
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 9PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2165 | 1897 | 2597 | 3030 | 2246 | 3345 | 3543 | 3225 | 3924 | 5810 | 6196 | 6877 | 5906 | 5072 | 4746 | 4223 | 3799 | 3436 | 2747 | 2452 | 2576 | 2237 | 1510 | 1308 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:23PM 2.52 | 5:13AM 2.47 | 5:18PM 2.53 | 5:57AM 2.57 | 6:08PM 2.58 | 6:37AM 2.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:59PM 0.79 | 11:24AM 1.01 | 11:48PM 0.75 | 12:13PM 0.87 | 12:30AM 0.69 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 |
| Sunset | 3:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 4 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -4 | -2 |
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