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) - 5ft (1.5m), 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 6AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1139 | 1085 | 834 | 916 | 715 | 692 | 579 | 872 | 828 | 724 | 792 | 631 | 540 | 492 | 473 | 394 | 342 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:28AM2.51m | 12:43PM2.71m | 2:00AM2.35m | 2:10PM2.64m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11PM0.46m | 6:29AM0.88m | 7:23PM0.63m | 7:44AM1.07m | 8:50PM0.68m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:21 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 1139 | 1085 | 834 | 916 | 715 | 692 | 579 | — | — | — | — | 631 | 540 | 492 | 473 | 394 | 342 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 4 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 16 | — | 29 | 44 | 71 | 872 | 828 | 724 | 792 | 476 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 85 | 63 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 318 | 318 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 31 | 31 | 36 | 31 | 29 |
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