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Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 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
7.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rackwick today?
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 7AM is: 7.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Mar) | 25ft (7.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Mar) | 21ft (6.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Mar) | 16ft (5.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3102 | 5329 | 8164 | 15155 | 26366 | 28471 | 21782 | 14210 | 9778 | 8090 | 6496 | 3656 | 4845 | 5335 | 6509 | 7454 | 8431 | 11406 | 9771 | 3510 | 2951 | 2216 | 1590 | 1244 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:18PM 2.91 | 11:48AM 2.82 | 12:10AM 2.70 | 12:56PM 2.52 | 1:23AM 2.50 | 2:35PM 2.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:45AM 0.40 | 6:11PM 0.64 | 6:43AM 0.64 | 7:12PM 0.95 | 8:01AM 0.85 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Feels °C (?) | 0 | -6 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -9 | -10 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -7 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -8 |
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