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Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
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Rackwick surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rackwick sea temperature is
8.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rackwick today?
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 9AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | |
874 | 726 | 628 | 607 | 476 | 396 | 338 | 275 | 255 | 198 | 158 | 122 | 90 | 61 | 42 | 41 | 26 | 46 | 124 | 234 | 275 | 333 | 293 | 222 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 10:02AM3.25m | 10:21PM3.28m | 10:54AM3.12m | 11:09PM3.22m | 11:51AM2.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02AM-0.04m | 4:24PM0.07m | 4:50AM-0.05m | 5:10PM0.23m | 5:41AM0.04m | 5:58PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:46 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | ESE 7 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
874 | 726 | 628 | 607 | 476 | 396 | 338 | 275 | 255 | 198 | 158 | 122 | 90 | 61 | 42 | 41 | 26 | 24 | 48 | 234 | 275 | 333 | 293 | 222 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | W 5 |
37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 46 | 124 | 15 | 30 | 26 | 16 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | N 8 | W 16 | W 13 | WNW 8 | SE 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 5 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | W 3 | W 5 | — |
— | — | — | 5 | 2 | 15 | 51 | 84 | 94 | 69 | 77 | 102 | 138 | 190 | 173 | 128 | 122 | 70 | — | — | — | 5 | 56 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 61 | 61 | 103 | 61 | 177 | 109 | 475 | 191 | 103 | 61 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 |
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