Rackwick surf break

Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 07 May 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
8.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rackwick today?

The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 12AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (08 May)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (08 May)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the W by Sun morning).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
!
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
9
1.1
W
9
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.7
W
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.7
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.9
W
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.6
NW
12
3
NW
11
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
11
2.4
NNW
11
2.2
NNW
11
2.2
NNW
11
2.1
NNW
11
2
NNW
11
1.7
NNW
11
3
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
175
305
268
251
422
448
373
398
476
492
748
1838
1461
1450
1470
1384
1338
1165
1121
990
973
724
1871
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
S
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
W
40
W
35
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WSW
40
W
30
N
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
00:52AM2.51m
1:38PM2.17m
1:54AM2.41m
2:59PM2.10m
3:09AM2.39m
Low Tide
6:41PM0.96m
7:23AM0.91m
7:29PM1.11m
8:24AM1.01m
8:31PM1.22m
9:38AM1.00m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
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5:01
4:58
4:56
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9:17
9:20
9:22
9:24
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
9
8
9
8
7
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
6
7
4
6
5
3
4
1
-2
0
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
0
0
-1
-1
0
-2
0
-1
-2
-4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
9
1.1
W
9
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
9
1.3
W
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.5
NW
12
1
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
3
NW
11
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
11
2.4
NNW
11
2.2
NNW
11
2.2
NNW
11
2.1
NNW
11
2
NNW
11
1.7
NNW
11
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
136
175
305
268
251
40
26
26
26
72
286
748
1838
1461
1450
1470
1384
1338
1165
1121
990
973
724
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
8
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
W
14
0.4
N
9
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
WNW
11
Energy kJ
72
106
78
57
57
11
6
6
37
25
56
54
80
69
69
67
66
64
37
36
35
35
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.3
NW
12
0.3
W
14
0.3
N
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
NE
12
0.4
WNW
11
Energy kJ
25
12
5
17
17
25
32
14
16
5
5
3
3
2
6
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
S
3
0.6
SSW
3
1.7
W
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.7
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.9
W
8
1.9
WNW
8
2
WNW
9
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
11
1.2
WSW
5
3
NW
11
Energy kJ
38
46
38
2
7
422
448
373
398
476
492
623
513
487
66
1871
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
21
29
25
25
29
156
207
375
204
420
419
36
36
36
36
36
927
924
141
85
180
30
385
390
Best forecast wave conditions in Orkney Islands
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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