
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 10AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | N 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | N 6 | SE 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSE 5 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 101 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 41 | 37 | 70 | 7 | 66 | 64 | 32 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:42AM3.36m | 11:48PM3.62m | 12:22PM3.43m | 00:30AM3.71m | 1:00PM3.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21AM0.47m | 5:31PM0.92m | 6:01AM0.34m | 6:08PM0.80m | 6:38AM0.32m | 6:42PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 177 | 100 | 77 | 36 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 37 | 70 | 159 | 73 | 18 | 32 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 12 | W 12 | N 6 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SE 6 | WNW 13 | — | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | — | 7 | 66 | 64 | 8 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 12 | N 7 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | W 10 | — | — | NW 13 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | NW 7 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | — | 2 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | WSW 13 | W 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
2 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 101 | 245 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 8 | 64 | 317 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 145 | 139 | 145 | 584 | 424 | 414 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 43 | 69 | 657 | 602 | 501 | 387 | 12 |
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