
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 3PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun morning, light winds from the S by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSE 6 | S 6 | WNW 11 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | W 13 | N 12 | W 13 | W 14 | NW 7 | W 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | 30 | 29 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 110 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 12 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:01PM3.33m | 00:03AM3.57m | 12:34PM3.43m | 00:39AM3.65m | 1:08PM3.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40AM0.61m | 5:47PM0.87m | 6:12AM0.51m | 6:20PM0.77m | 6:45AM0.49m | 6:55PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | SE 5 | SE 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | E 6 |
68 | 27 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 221 | 128 | 100 | 57 | 36 | 19 | 53 | 27 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | W 13 | N 12 | NW 6 | NW 7 | ESE 8 | NW 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 6 |
33 | 30 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 12 | — | W 13 | W 14 | NW 7 | W 12 | NW 7 | W 12 | W 11 |
— | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | W 10 | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 |
48 | 26 | 12 | 35 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 110 | 237 | 341 | 431 | 340 | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 602 | 424 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 50 | 479 | 69 | 24 | 13 | 19 | 30 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 |
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