Rackwick surf break

Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 22 May 2026 BST
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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
9.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rackwick today?

The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 9PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)--
Afternoon (22 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (22 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
10
0.6
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.8
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.4
WSW
12
1.3
W
5
1.3
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.2
W
7
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.2
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
16
1.4
W
15
1.6
W
14
1.4
W
13
1.9
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
73
35
42
26
46
97
112
99
132
142
208
267
231
279
74
159
123
47
129
835
998
683
1215
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
5
WNW
5
SSW
15
ESE
20
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
5
WNW
5
SSE
15
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:06PM2.51m
2:12AM2.84m
3:22PM2.41m
3:24AM2.76m
4:33PM2.40m
4:32AM2.71m
Low Tide
7:49PM0.87m
8:46AM0.53m
8:58PM1.02m
10:02AM0.61m
10:17PM1.07m
11:12AM0.61m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:28
4:26
4:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:51
9:52
9:54
9:57
1
3
6
2
1
3
Temp °C
15
14
13
12
11
11
11
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
11
11
13
14
15
14
12
12
14
12
13
12
10
8
4
5
7
8
8
6
7
7
9
10
7
10
12
11
11
11
9
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
10
0.6
W
10
0.7
W
5
0.8
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.4
WSW
12
0.1
SE
6
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.2
W
11
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
1.4
W
15
1.2
W
14
1.4
W
13
Energy kJ
34
73
25
42
25
46
1
23
19
19
10
2
1
1
1
67
159
123
47
37
835
573
683
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
W
10
0.1
SE
6
0.3
W
11
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.6
W
10
0.1
SE
5
0.1
W
18
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.8
W
15
Energy kJ
4
5
35
35
17
1
21
1
1
1
1
4
3
74
1
6
47
68
275
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
6
0.3
W
12
0.2
W
10
0.1
SE
6
0.1
W
18
0.2
W
17
0.5
W
16
Energy kJ
6
1
3
1
26
8
1
6
22
129
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
3
0.9
W
4
1.3
W
5
1.3
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.2
W
7
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.6
W
14
1.2
W
7
1.9
W
13
Energy kJ
1
28
97
112
99
132
142
208
267
231
279
998
134
1215
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
Distance (km)
21
21
49
31
0
21
21
376
376
376
376
29
29
29
29
25
25
49
25
21
25
25
29
37
Best forecast wave conditions in Orkney Islands
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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