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Rackwick surf Forecast / Scot – Orkney / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 20 Apr 2024 BST
Forecast update in hr min s 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 8.1°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 7.7 °C max: 8.6 °C min: 6.6 °C)
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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 8.1°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 7.7 °C max: 8.6 °C min: 6.6 °C)
How big are the waves at Rackwick today?
The current surf forecast for Rackwick at 5AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rackwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 580 | 471 | 373 | 280 | 234 | 192 | 155 | 148 | 112 | 86 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 106 | 103 | 137 | 206 | 352 | 466 | 329 | 561 | 490 | 186 | 125 | 69 | 151 | 166 | 119 | 104 | 81 | 67 | 108 | 92 | 61 | 157 | 120 | 72 | 55 | 54 | 40 | 39 | 81 | 80 | 56 | 53 | 50 | 47 | 32 | 20 | 47 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 122 | 530 | 572 | 454 | 328 | 367 | 589 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:26PM 2.51 | 7:21AM 2.75 | 7:59PM 2.68 | 7:56AM 2.89 | 8:28PM 2.82 | 8:28AM 3.00 | 8:56PM 2.93 | 8:59AM 3.06 | 9:23PM 3.01 | 9:29AM 3.07 | 9:50PM 3.03 | 9:59AM 3.03 | 10:16PM 3.01 | 10:29AM 2.95 | 10:44PM 2.94 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:23AM 0.91 | 1:48PM 0.49 | 1:57AM 0.73 | 2:18PM 0.34 | 2:28AM 0.57 | 2:48PM 0.24 | 2:59AM 0.43 | 3:17PM 0.19 | 3:30AM 0.34 | 3:47PM 0.19 | 4:02AM 0.30 | 4:18PM 0.25 | 4:35AM 0.32 | 4:51PM 0.35 | 5:10AM 0.39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:54 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
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