Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 8AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon night, min 3°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, near gales from the ESE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 943 | 999 | 949 | 3929 | 3068 | 2573 | 2200 | 2059 | 2233 | 2760 | 3145 | 3678 | 2871 | 2315 | 1778 | 1208 | 951 | 657 | 467 | 340 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:24PM2.35m | 11:36AM2.57m | 00:23AM2.19m | 12:35PM2.46m | 1:40AM2.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25AM0.93m | 6:07PM0.86m | 6:10AM1.09m | 7:04PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||
 | | | |  | |  | | |  | | | |  | |  |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:48 | — | — | — | — | 3:47 |
mm | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | -3 | -5 | -3 | -1 | 2 | -1 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | W 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 943 | 999 | 709 | 3929 | 3068 | 2573 | 2200 | 2059 | 2233 | 2760 | 3145 | 21 | 2871 | 2315 | 1778 | 1208 | 951 | 657 | 467 | 340 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 19 | NNW 17 | NNW 15 | SE 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | SE 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 255 | 949 | 28 | 237 | 286 | 177 | 226 | 188 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 17 | SSE 6 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 13 | SSE 7 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SE 7 | — | NE 12 | N 12 | W 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 |
| kJ | — | 76 | 15 | — | 23 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | 6 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 13 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 152 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 211 | 234 | 174 | 3678 | 933 | 756 | — | 3 | 2 | 12 | 36 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 37 | 444 | 109 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 499 | 262 | 36 | 192 | 205 | 109 | 109 | 86 | 0 | 27 | 30 | 513 | 475 |
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