Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 6PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 518 | 492 | 404 | 389 | 586 | 416 | 780 | 975 | 1034 | 1162 | 1127 | 1156 | 1139 | 1085 | 807 | 715 | 715 | 609 | 579 | 907 | 744 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:35AM3.03m | 11:15PM2.76m | 11:31AM2.86m | 00:28AM2.51m | 12:43PM2.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12PM0.27m | 5:31AM0.63m | 6:11PM0.46m | 6:29AM0.88m | 7:23PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 518 | 492 | 404 | 389 | 586 | 416 | 780 | 975 | 1034 | 1162 | 1127 | 1156 | 1139 | 1085 | 807 | 715 | 715 | 609 | 579 | 907 | 744 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 16 | W 7 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 117 | 115 | 108 | 96 | 68 | 273 | 38 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 6 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 64 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 13 | 29 | 74 | 114 | 108 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 36 | 569 | 514 | 85 | 37 | 318 | 318 | 85 | 36 | 31 |
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