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Rackwick surfForecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 15 Apr 2025 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
8.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rackwick today?
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 9AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 710 | 604 | 476 | 403 | 389 | 308 | 284 | 234 | 186 | 139 | 138 | 165 | 126 | 126 | 112 | 97 | 117 | 171 | 577 | 235 | 412 | 477 | 986 | 1510 | 699 | 1149 | 961 | 833 | 687 | 409 | 388 | 456 | 308 | 162 | 492 | 1060 | 911 | 804 | 640 | 606 | 633 | 637 | 696 | 882 | 935 | 1009 | 949 | 797 | 763 | 699 | 699 | 614 | 675 | 652 | 482 | 1549 | 1969 | 1280 | 2772 | 3241 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:30AM 3.00 | 10:45PM 2.95 | 11:00AM 2.86 | 11:12PM 2.84 | 11:30AM 2.68 | 11:42PM 2.69 | 12:04PM 2.49 | 12:18AM 2.54 | 12:47PM 2.30 | 1:10AM 2.39 | 1:59PM 2.13 | 2:32AM 2.30 | 3:48PM 2.09 | 4:06AM 2.36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:46PM 0.34 | 5:03AM 0.38 | 5:17PM 0.49 | 5:36AM 0.51 | 5:49PM 0.67 | 6:12AM 0.68 | 6:26PM 0.85 | 6:55AM 0.87 | 7:10PM 1.03 | 7:52AM 1.03 | 8:09PM 1.19 | 9:11AM 1.09 | 9:34PM 1.26 | 10:44AM 0.97 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -5 |
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