Ackergill Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.48° N 3.07° W

Ackergill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ackergill sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.5° 

Ackergill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ackergill today (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 2PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
1.9
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.8
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
13
12
10
13
14
22
28
33
40
53
59
81
108
0
1
1
1
1
476
533
481
428
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
N
25
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:26AM2.99m
11:24PM3.26m
12:00PM3.12m
11:59PM3.40m
12:33PM3.22m
Low Tide
5:10AM0.97m
5:11PM1.19m
5:42AM0.80m
5:44PM1.04m
6:13AM0.65m
6:16PM0.92m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:27
8:24
 mm
2
Temp °C
14
14
13
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
9
10
9
11
12
13
13
12
12
13
11
12
11
10
12
13
12
12
10
9
9
9
13
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