Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 2AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 8 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 62 | 120 | 137 | 139 | 114 | 104 | 81 | 60 | 74 | 74 | 62 | 124 | 127 | 146 | 153 | 194 | 249 | 218 | 216 | 206 | 161 | 158 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:41PM2.43m | 4:48AM2.56m | 5:37PM2.46m | 5:48AM2.51m | 6:28PM2.52m | 6:44AM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40PM1.06m | 11:22AM0.80m | 11:50PM1.02m | 12:20PM0.82m | 00:49AM0.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:03 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:29 | — | — | — | — | 10:29 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 29 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 81 | 60 | 74 | 74 | 62 | 124 | 127 | 146 | 153 | 194 | 249 | 218 | 216 | 206 | 161 | 158 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | W 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | SE 5 | — | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 62 | 120 | 137 | 139 | 114 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 385 | 204 | 334 | 41 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
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