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Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 03 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
10.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Rackwick today?
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 2PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1563 | 1324 | 1063 | 915 | 760 | 643 | 504 | 409 | 333 | 248 | 192 | 2510 | 5502 | 6834 | 7071 | 5798 | 4757 | 3691 | 2612 | 2090 | 1484 | 929 | 591 | 345 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:30AM 3.01 | 6:44PM 3.15 | 7:15AM 3.17 | 7:36PM 3.24 | 8:00AM 3.28 | 8:27PM 3.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:49PM 0.34 | 1:13AM 0.07 | 1:37PM 0.11 | 2:00AM 0.03 | 2:26PM -0.05 | 2:46AM 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 3:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:21 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -4 |
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