Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rackwick today (03 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 11AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 18 | W 16 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 235 | 207 | 169 | 169 | 329 | 667 | 916 | 930 | 1293 | 1208 | 1275 | 971 | 1072 | 905 | 782 | 673 | 505 | 418 | 347 | 295 | 235 | 231 | 184 | 170 | 127 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:33PM2.68m | 4:43AM2.49m | 4:40PM2.79m | 5:38AM2.65m | 5:35PM2.90m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13AM1.11m | 10:13PM0.59m | 10:33AM0.99m | 11:16PM0.43m | 11:34AM0.80m | 00:05AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:13 | — | — | — | — | 4:10 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 16 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 235 | 207 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 667 | 916 | 930 | 1293 | 1208 | 1275 | 971 | 1072 | 905 | 782 | 673 | 505 | 418 | 347 | 295 | 235 | 231 | 184 | 170 | 127 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 21 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 125 | 329 | 274 | 229 | 218 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | E 8 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
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