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Rackwick surf break

Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
8.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rackwick today?

The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 1PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
W
3
WNW
3
W
3
W
3
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.8
W
Period(s) (?)11111010101010920181716161616161616151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1911461359894684545437158840015133545451305133500545824131341627922278206116681190
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
SE
60
SE
65
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:17AM
2.95
8:39PM
2.76
8:50AM
3.08
9:13PM
2.81
9:21AM
3.18
9:46PM
2.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:32PM
0.39
2:39AM
0.43
3:08PM
0.26
3:12AM
0.36
3:43PM
0.17
3:46AM
0.34
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise8:48-------8:47-------8:45-------
Sunset--3:59-------4:00-------4:02-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C877777777777777778888887
Feels °C (?)11-1-1-1-1120001200-2-2-1-2-2-3-3-4-6
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