Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 4PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 18 | W 16 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 715 | 692 | 887 | 966 | 828 | 667 | 711 | 622 | 551 | 492 | 482 | 394 | 342 | 288 | 226 | 173 | 169 | 169 | 249 | 659 | 905 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:43PM2.71m | 2:00AM2.35m | 2:10PM2.64m | 3:31AM2.36m | 3:33PM2.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29AM0.88m | 7:23PM0.63m | 7:44AM1.07m | 8:50PM0.68m | 9:13AM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | WNW 11 | — | — | W 11 | — | WNW 10 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 715 | 692 | 355 | — | 828 | — | — | 238 | — | 492 | — | 394 | 342 | 288 | 226 | 173 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 659 | 905 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | W 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 73 | 249 | 274 | 227 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 36 | 887 | 966 | 540 | 667 | 711 | 622 | 551 | — | 482 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 318 | 318 | 318 | 36 | 31 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
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