Rackwick surf break

Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 10 Mar 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
7.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rackwick today?

The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 7PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (10 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (10 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
2
W
2.1
W
2.2
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
4.5
W
6.5
W
6
W
5.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
4.5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
3
W
4
W
Period(s) (?)131212121214131313121314141313131314141415161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2356163812361103129217871866183862321163012016120028142703754004947538762017212953598441017050898338
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
25
SSW
30
SSE
35
SSE
50
SSE
45
S
50
S
70
SSW
80
WSW
70
W
50
WSW
50
SW
50
S
55
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
55
SW
60
SW
65
SW
65
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:24PM
2.38
12:46AM
2.30
1:29PM
2.15
2:07AM
2.14
3:15PM
2.03
3:57AM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:13AM
0.87
6:32PM
1.05
7:01AM
1.11
7:27PM
1.27
8:21AM
1.29
9:08PM
1.39
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise6:45-------6:43-------6:39-------
Sunset---6:02-------6:05-------6:07----
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------1----3653--1-1--
Temp. °C799889876666665666676444
Feels °C (?)0320-30-3-8-10-9-6-5-6-6-7-5-7-7-8-7-4-7-7-6
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