Rackwick surf break

Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 22 Feb 2026 GMT
Forecast 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
6.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Rackwick today?

The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 4PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (22 Feb)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (22 Feb)8ft (2.5m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.7
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
Period(s) (?)151414141416161616161616151514141313121212121312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)81991510262368227036093527380341404333427936192683202316041079660560518628726833914646
Wind
(km/h)
40
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
W
15
W
10
SW
20
SSE
25
SE
35
SE
25
SSE
25
S
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:12AM
3.15
11:42PM
2.80
11:58AM
2.91
12:30AM
2.62
12:58PM
2.64
1:37AM
2.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:45PM
0.26
5:59AM
0.52
6:31PM
0.54
6:51AM
0.72
7:29PM
0.83
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise7:30-------7:26-------7:24-------
Sunset--5:23-------5:27-------5:29-----
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1-------1--------
Temp. °C888877667777777778899999
Feels °C (?)-1-1-1-1-2-1-102233421-112133346
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