Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 9AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 577 | 495 | 400 | 332 | 279 | 267 | 207 | 165 | 162 | 129 | 118 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 66 | 61 | 76 | 106 | 174 | 350 | 407 | 420 | 349 | 371 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:40AM2.70m | 9:52PM2.95m | 10:17AM2.70m | 10:28PM2.99m | 10:53AM2.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35AM0.47m | 3:44PM0.54m | 4:12AM0.41m | 4:18PM0.51m | 4:48AM0.38m | 4:53PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:25 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 577 | 495 | 400 | 332 | 279 | 267 | 207 | 165 | 162 | 129 | 118 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 66 | 61 | 76 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | SE 4 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 106 | 174 | 350 | 407 | 420 | 349 | 371 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 37 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 30 | 25 | 86 | 434 | 591 | 788 | 692 | 676 | 624 | 354 |
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