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Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 BSTForecast 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
7.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rackwick today?
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 3AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 623 | 585 | 1090 | 1712 | 2146 | 1613 | 1344 | 980 | 696 | 520 | 422 | 319 | 273 | 220 | 160 | 157 | 127 | 127 | 99 | 49 | 50 | 55 | 40 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
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Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | -2 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -7 |
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