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Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 10 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
7.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rackwick today?
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 4AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 5153 | 5750 | 7396 | 8327 | 7919 | 7056 | 6309 | 5614 | 4374 | 3293 | 2279 | 1535 | 1192 | 915 | 2808 | 2584 | 1366 | 905 | 501 | 683 | 823 | 704 | 555 | 513 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:24AM 2.23 | 3:38PM 2.02 | 4:06AM 2.22 | 5:14PM 2.08 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:52PM 1.22 | 8:48AM 1.20 | 9:11PM 1.35 | 10:34AM 1.19 | 10:56PM 1.32 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:19 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 0 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -4 | -8 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -2 | -1 |
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