Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 4AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 117 | 128 | 125 | 121 | 97 | 92 | 74 | 59 | 45 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:35AM2.90m | 9:38PM3.26m | 10:04AM2.97m | 10:06PM3.32m | 10:33AM3.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:28AM0.16m | 3:33PM0.33m | 4:00AM0.03m | 4:05PM0.25m | 4:32AM-0.02m | 4:39PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 35 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 40 | 68 | 73 | 76 | 52 | 32 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 128 | 125 | 121 | 97 | 92 | 74 | 59 | 45 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | W 11 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | E 6 | — | S 6 | N 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNE 3 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 2 | E 2 | E 2 | E 3 |
| kJ | 15 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 43 | 36 | 44 | 64 | 74 | 83 | 77 | 90 | 117 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 235 | 192 | 192 | 235 | 186 | 235 | 235 | 245 | 245 | 205 | 205 | 192 | 204 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 86 | 61 |
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