Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (13 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 12AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the N by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 220 | 187 | 181 | 510 | 646 | 1256 | 735 | 646 | 1122 | 895 | 734 | 617 | 387 | 272 | 214 | 193 | 151 | 121 | 92 | 68 | 50 | 37 | 35 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:58PM2.83m | 7:12AM2.97m | 7:47PM3.00m | 8:08AM3.08m | 8:35PM3.15m | 9:03AM3.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19AM0.55m | 1:46PM0.26m | 2:12AM0.30m | 2:36PM0.18m | 3:03AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:24 | — | — | — | — | 10:25 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 58 | 160 | 510 | 646 | — | 735 | 646 | 1122 | 895 | 734 | 617 | 387 | 272 | 214 | 193 | 151 | 83 | 80 | 57 | 50 | 37 | 35 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | NNW 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 9 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | 413 | — | — | 11 | 71 | 186 | — | 196 | 156 | 121 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 35 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | N 10 | N 7 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | N 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 12 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 220 | 187 | 181 | 148 | 150 | 1256 | 194 | 238 | — | — | — | — | — | 196 | 86 | 56 | 42 | 121 | 92 | 68 | 15 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1101 | 591 | 729 | 514 | 514 | 514 | 594 | 813 | 36 | 109 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 109 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 109 | 109 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 0 | 86 |
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