Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 2PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, near gales from the SE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 16 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1240 | 1042 | 905 | 781 | 755 | 648 | 626 | 544 | 515 | 415 | 346 | 306 | 544 | 1117 | 2578 | 1693 | 1060 | 723 | 998 | 2567 | 4833 | 5386 | 5107 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:57PM2.41m | 1:51AM2.12m | 2:15PM2.26m | 3:33AM2.02m | 3:52PM2.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26PM1.01m | 7:38AM1.23m | 8:38PM1.17m | 8:55AM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | N 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 1240 | 1042 | 773 | 781 | 755 | 648 | 626 | 544 | 515 | 415 | 346 | 306 | 544 | 693 | 2578 | 1693 | 1060 | 723 | 746 | 2567 | 4833 | 5386 | 5107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WNW 13 | NE 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | W 16 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | W 10 | NE 11 | — | N 10 |
| kJ | 640 | 888 | 7 | 761 | 672 | 647 | 555 | 480 | 464 | 396 | 322 | 246 | 242 | 1117 | 155 | 116 | 84 | 399 | 998 | 268 | 29 | — | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | — | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 17 | N 11 | — | — | — | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 216 | 196 | — | — | — | 58 | 40 | 46 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | S 2 | SSE 3 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 11 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 905 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 35 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 103 |
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