Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 6AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 154 | 151 | 154 | 164 | 156 | 159 | 196 | 188 | 146 | 106 | 104 | 99 | 73 | 69 | 49 | 80 | 58 | 58 | 74 | 66 | 94 | 78 | 89 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:04PM3.34m | 11:48AM2.92m | 11:56PM3.28m | 12:44PM2.76m | 00:50AM3.17m | 1:43PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34AM-0.07m | 5:45PM0.37m | 6:26AM0.05m | 6:33PM0.53m | 7:19AM0.22m | 7:25PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:28 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 47 | 154 | 151 | 154 | 164 | 156 | 159 | 196 | 188 | 146 | 106 | 104 | 99 | 73 | 69 | 21 | 80 | 58 | 58 | 74 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | N 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | W 8 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 48 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 94 | 78 | 89 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 49 | 30 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 783 | 977 | 501 | 31 |
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