Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (26 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 8PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 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 (26 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Mon 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 158 | 154 | 157 | 110 | 106 | 81 | 71 | 66 | 135 | 132 | 99 | 90 | 88 | 68 | 69 | 113 | 111 | 108 | 63 | 358 | 1510 | 1703 | 1824 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:14PM2.60m | 7:34AM2.56m | 7:57PM2.69m | 8:19AM2.62m | 8:37PM2.78m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09PM0.79m | 1:37AM0.79m | 1:53PM0.73m | 2:19AM0.67m | 2:32PM0.66m | 2:57AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:05 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 10:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:28 | — | — | 10:28 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 194 | 158 | 154 | 157 | 110 | 106 | 81 | 71 | 66 | 135 | 132 | 99 | 90 | 88 | 68 | 69 | 113 | 111 | 108 | 63 | 358 | 1510 | 1703 | 1824 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 37 | 56 | 144 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 86 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 444 |
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