Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 5AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 311 | 856 | 796 | 599 | 607 | 492 | 404 | 395 | 586 | 371 | 791 | 975 | 1058 | 1179 | 1127 | 1156 | 1009 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:19PM3.01m | 10:35AM3.03m | 11:15PM2.76m | 11:31AM2.86m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41AM0.37m | 5:12PM0.27m | 5:31AM0.63m | 6:11PM0.46m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 311 | 856 | 796 | 599 | 607 | 492 | 404 | 395 | 586 | 371 | 791 | 975 | 1058 | 1179 | 1127 | 1156 | 1009 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 16 | W 7 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 97 | 79 | 83 | 110 | 117 | 115 | 108 | 96 | 68 | 273 | 65 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 7 | N 9 | SE 6 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — |
| kJ | 25 | 39 | 33 | 23 | 9 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 39 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 30 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
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