Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 5PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Sat morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 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) | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1893 | 1491 | 988 | 650 | 537 | 493 | 2694 | 4095 | 3919 | 20307 | 40858 | 35050 | 24341 | 16344 | 9268 | 5710 | 3210 | 1405 | 663 | 692 | 296 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:55AM2.89m | 7:54PM3.10m | 8:27AM3.06m | 8:30PM3.24m | 8:59AM3.19m | 9:08PM3.32m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59PM0.50m | 2:21AM0.07m | 2:36PM0.29m | 2:57AM-0.05m | 3:14PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | -3 | -7 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -5 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -7 | -6 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | SE 8 | W 12 | W 11 | SE 9 | SE 8 | NNW 12 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | W 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 1893 | 1491 | 988 | 324 | 537 | 493 | 81 | 25 | 45 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3210 | 1405 | 546 | 692 | 296 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | W 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | — | NNW 12 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 10 | W 11 | — | NW 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 26 | 28 | 650 | 27 | 46 | — | 46 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 963 | 625 | 663 | — | 155 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | — | — | NNW 12 | N 13 | — | — | E 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | 27 | 3 | — | — | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | SSE 9 | SE 5 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | SSW 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 28 | 480 | 22 | 264 | 80 | 2694 | 4095 | 3919 | 20307 | 40858 | 35050 | 24341 | 16344 | 9268 | 5710 | — | 3 | 16 | 154 | 135 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 591 | 591 | 31 | 591 | 63 | 30 | 591 | 591 | 638 | 591 | 648 | 648 | 457 | 439 | 375 | 29 | 29 | 353 | 103 | 41 |
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