Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 2PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NW 6 | N 8 | NW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
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22 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:06AM3.57m | 1:38PM3.31m | 1:40AM3.58m | 2:11PM3.30m | 2:16AM3.54m | 2:46PM3.24m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15AM0.50m | 7:20PM0.80m | 7:47AM0.52m | 7:53PM0.81m | 8:20AM0.61m | 8:27PM0.88m | |||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ENE 6 | N 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SE 6 | SSE 6 |
7 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | ESE 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 6 | — | N 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | N 7 | SE 6 | SE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 |
5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | N 7 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 6 | N 8 | NE 4 | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — |
2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | W 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
22 | — | 19 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 44 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 100 | 67 | 100 | 59 | 43 | 38 | 50 | 55 | 400 | 424 | 98 | 22 | 19 | 562 | 562 | 839 | 424 | 386 | 215 |
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