Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 2AM is: 6.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the S by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 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) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32940 | 33041 | 24019 | 17913 | 10490 | 6163 | 3289 | 1493 | 743 | 794 | 302 | 351 | 189 | 322 | 289 | 1785 | 12008 | 20383 | 21701 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:30PM3.24m | 7:59AM3.19m | 8:08PM3.32m | 8:33AM3.25m | 8:48PM3.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36PM0.29m | 1:57AM-0.05m | 2:14PM0.13m | 2:35AM-0.07m | 2:54PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 3:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:36 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | -9 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | -1 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | W 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 12 | W 11 | W 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3289 | 1493 | 640 | 794 | 302 | 351 | 153 | 322 | 289 | 401 | 33 | 154 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | W 11 | — | NW 9 | N 8 | WNW 12 | NW 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 684 | 743 | — | 155 | 10 | 189 | 22 | 62 | 50 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | W 18 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SSE 8 | SSW 4 | WSW 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 32940 | 33041 | 24019 | 17913 | 10490 | 6163 | — | — | 6 | 71 | 110 | 33 | 145 | 213 | 64 | 1785 | 12008 | 20383 | 21701 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 591 | 591 | 591 | 457 | 439 | 375 | 29 | 25 | 103 | 103 | 41 | 61 | 61 | 591 | 444 | 648 | 648 | 1237 | 729 |
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