Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (14 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 2AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1269 | 1136 | 849 | 634 | 329 | 249 | 259 | 220 | 181 | 150 | 97 | 73 | 53 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:47PM3.00m | 8:08AM3.08m | 8:35PM3.15m | 9:03AM3.14m | 9:24PM3.26m | 9:58AM3.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46PM0.26m | 2:12AM0.30m | 2:36PM0.18m | 3:03AM0.09m | 3:24PM0.14m | 3:53AM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:25 | — | — | — | — | 10:25 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | 1136 | 849 | 634 | 329 | 224 | 159 | 156 | 121 | 83 | 80 | 57 | 53 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | NE 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 24 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | NE 9 | — | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | E 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 1269 | — | — | — | 230 | 249 | 259 | 220 | 181 | 150 | 97 | 73 | 15 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 813 | 85 | 36 | 36 | 205 | 109 | 109 | 205 | 86 | 109 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 148 | 61 | 29 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 177 |
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