Surf Forecasts:
Rackwick surf forecast from 6 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 10 Oct, 1PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period, W swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 10 Oct, 7PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period, W swell with 4,308 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 8 Oct, 1PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Rackwick this week:
The surf forecast for Rackwick over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 08) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Rackwick in the next 16 days are 3.5m 13s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 10) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 8s period and expected on Tuesday (Oct 13) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1PM (Thu 8th Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 1PM (Sat 10th Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sat 10th Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rackwick over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 5 | W 8 | W 11 | W 13 | W 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2504 | 1692 | 988 | 899 | 769 | 1302 | 966 | 622 | 200 | 147 | 1039 | 1596 | 2043 | 4220 | 3090 | 1465 | 712 | 386 | 192 | 130 | 347 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:08PM2.77m | 7:03AM2.67m | 7:02PM2.99m | 7:48AM2.87m | 7:47PM3.17m | 8:25AM3.03m | 8:26PM3.29m | 8:58AM3.13m | 9:02PM3.32m | 9:28AM3.18m | 9:37PM3.28m | 9:58AM3.17m | 10:11PM3.17m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:00PM0.96m | 00:42AM0.43m | 12:58PM0.73m | 1:31AM0.18m | 1:44PM0.50m | 2:12AM0.01m | 2:25PM0.32m | 2:49AM-0.07m | 3:02PM0.19m | 3:24AM-0.07m | 3:37PM0.13m | 3:57AM0.02m | 4:12PM0.15m | ||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — |
 | — | 6:34 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | — | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 13 | W 14 | WNW 12 | NNE 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 12 |
| kJ | 2504 | — | 988 | 899 | 769 | 1302 | 966 | 622 | 200 | 69 | 69 | 49 | 2043 | 4220 | 3090 | 27 | 712 | 386 | 192 | 130 | 347 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 10 | N 9 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 15 | N 10 | — | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 125 | 139 | 143 | 106 | 76 | 120 | 78 | 17 | 2 | — | 50 | 50 | 31 | — | 176 | 82 | 32 | 13 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | SE 4 | W 5 | W 8 | W 11 | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 1718 | 1692 | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | 46 | 147 | 1039 | 1596 | 240 | — | — | 1465 | — | — | 3 | 19 | 543 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 420 | 29 | 31 | 37 | 624 | 36 | 0 | 61 | 434 | 591 | 160 | 37 | 513 | 513 | 205 | 36 | 21 | 53 | 103 | 103 |
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Are you planning a holiday in Orkney Islands? If you are looking for accommodation near Rackwick, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in Orkney Islands, consider staying in Kirkwall which is 27 km (17 miles) away. Other places in and around Orkney Islands where you can find information about places to rent, and car hire include Scrabster which is 30 km (19 miles) away and Wick, 52 km (32 miles) away.
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