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Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
9.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rackwick today (28 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 10PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | SE 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | |
25 | 79 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 49 | 54 | 143 | 460 | 620 | 618 | 492 | 250 | 138 | 97 | 63 | 52 | 121 | 146 | 149 | 153 | 156 | 153 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:46PM2.78m | 7:56AM2.78m | 8:20PM2.85m | 8:35AM2.80m | 8:54PM2.91m | 9:12AM2.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39PM0.50m | 2:00AM0.62m | 2:16PM0.48m | 2:37AM0.52m | 2:51PM0.47m | 3:13AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:15 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:06 | — | — | — | — | 10:07 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | WNW 10 | W 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | W 19 | SE 6 | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
 kJ | 25 | 24 | 22 | 47 | 23 | 38 | 24 | 32 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 138 | 97 | 63 | 52 | 66 | 146 | 149 | 153 | 156 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | SE 7 | WNW 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | N 6 | W 19 | — | W 19 | SE 6 | W 11 | N 8 | N 8 | N 11 | N 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | — | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 121 | 52 | 27 | 72 | 69 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 6 | WNW 10 | W 8 | SE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | W 11 | N 12 | N 8 | W 14 | W 10 | W 12 | W 7 | WNW 7 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | W 3 | W 4 | — | W 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | — | — | W 7 |
| kJ | 58 | 79 | 84 | 102 | 1 | 8 | — | 54 | 143 | 460 | 620 | 618 | 492 | 250 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 353 | 353 | 239 | 85 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 49 | 353 | 434 | 376 | 334 | 49 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 353 |
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