Rackwick surf break

Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 BST
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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
8.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rackwick today?

The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 2AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.3
NNW
7
0.2
N
9
0.8
N
6
1
N
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
1
N
8
1.2
N
10
1.3
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.1
N
10
1.1
N
10
1.1
N
11
1.1
N
11
1.1
N
11
1
N
11
0.9
N
11
0.9
N
11
0.8
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
8
8
7
9
6
47
92
77
77
127
290
327
273
271
233
262
298
308
298
240
191
188
143
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
WSW
15
SW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:42PM2.33m
3:52AM2.59m
5:10PM2.36m
5:11AM2.66m
6:17PM2.49m
6:14AM2.78m
Low Tide
9:26PM1.13m
10:34AM0.72m
10:58PM1.11m
11:52AM0.60m
00:10AM0.97m
12:49PM0.44m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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5:33
5:31
5:28
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8:47
8:50
8:52
8:54
1
1
Temp °C
7
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
11
10
11
11
11
10
9
10
4
4
3
3
2
0
-1
1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-4
-2
0
2
7
7
8
8
7
5
4
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.3
N
8
1
N
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
1
N
8
1.2
N
10
1.3
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.1
N
10
1.1
N
10
1.1
N
11
1.1
N
11
1.1
N
11
1
N
11
0.9
N
11
0.9
N
11
0.8
N
11
Energy kJ
7
6
6
6
7
6
13
92
77
77
127
290
327
273
271
233
262
298
308
298
240
191
188
143
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.1
N
14
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.3
W
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
7
3
8
7
6
6
3
4
22
22
41
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
5
2
11
10
10
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
14
0.2
N
13
0.3
N
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
NNW
12
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
9
8
3
4
1
1
1
4
13
26
3
3
4
1
1
1
3
14
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
7
0.6
N
4
0.8
N
6
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
NE
2
0.3
ENE
2
0.4
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
5
0.6
W
6
0.8
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
4
0.8
W
4
Energy kJ
9
12
47
1
1
1
2
4
10
14
10
7
3
23
36
36
32
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
191
191
191
46
191
205
0
0
0
27
30
29
61
29
29
29
21
0
21
21
29
29
71
314
Best forecast wave conditions in Orkney Islands
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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