Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 12AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 172 | 242 | 149 | 154 | 149 | 92 | 101 | 58 | 57 | 71 | 56 | 35 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:57PM3.71m | 12:21PM3.57m | 00:42AM3.64m | 1:02PM3.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35PM0.72m | 5:58AM0.68m | 6:17PM0.72m | 6:39AM0.85m | 7:02PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 4:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 6 | SSE 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 520 | 348 | 147 | 103 | 154 | 149 | 41 | 37 | 58 | 57 | 71 | 56 | 35 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SE 8 | NW 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | 172 | 242 | 149 | 67 | 37 | 92 | 101 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SE 7 | — | NW 13 | SE 7 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | N 12 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 17 | 10 | 10 | 24 | — | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 2 |
| kJ | 337 | 176 | 123 | 103 | 106 | 78 | 38 | 47 | 41 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1143 | 747 | 909 | 878 | 878 | 37 | 0 | 424 | 424 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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