Rackwick surf break

Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 11 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
7.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rackwick today?

The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 8AM is: 6.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)20ft (6.0m)12s
Afternoon (11 Mar)20ft (6.0m)13s
Evening (11 Mar)16ft (5.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
W
3.5
W
6
W
6.5
W
6
W
5.5
W
5
W
4
WNW
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
5
W
5.5
W
5.5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
Period(s) (?)131312131314141313131313141416161616161615151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1866378599781318213228118888310583058215101459550956912938413812158221273011169827273016750833894249057
Wind
(km/h)
60
S
75
SW
70
WSW
65
W
50
WSW
50
SW
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
45
SW
40
SW
50
SW
55
SW
55
SW
50
SSW
40
SSW
40
W
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
50
W
50
W
45
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:29PM
2.15
2:07AM
2.14
3:15PM
2.03
3:57AM
2.14
4:56PM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:01AM
1.11
7:27PM
1.27
8:21AM
1.29
9:08PM
1.39
10:32AM
1.27
11:02PM
1.29
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
Sunrise--6:43-------6:39-------6:37-----
Sunset-----6:05-------6:07-------6:09--
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--1----16483-----11--111
Temp. °C876666666565554336666566
Feels °C (?)-5-9-9-9-6-5-5-6-5-5-4-4-7-8-9-9-7-3-5-5-5-7-5-5
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