Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 5AM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 27). 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 (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13364 | 9105 | 7111 | 5691 | 4412 | 3864 | 3935 | 3366 | 2648 | 2314 | 1514 | 1192 | 867 | 448 | 245 | 228 | 379 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:48PM3.31m | 9:09AM3.25m | 9:31PM3.20m | 9:49AM3.17m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15AM-0.01m | 3:36PM0.03m | 3:57AM0.15m | 4:21PM0.11m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | -2 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
| kJ | 74 | 6174 | 7111 | 5691 | 4412 | 25 | 16 | 3366 | 2648 | 2314 | 1514 | 1192 | 867 | 448 | 245 | 228 | 379 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | W 11 | W 11 | SE 6 | W 11 | W 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | 42 | 41 | 20 | 27 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 198 | 63 | 2 | 184 | 228 | 138 | 95 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 27 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | — | SSW 4 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 13364 | 9105 | — | 14 | — | 3864 | 3935 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 950 | 923 | 923 | 25 | 453 | 453 | 453 | 444 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
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