Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 11PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 8 | NE 10 | NE 4 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 77 | 52 | 122 | 250 | 138 | 218 | 248 | 242 | 264 | 216 | 196 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:55PM2.94m | 4:11AM3.06m | 4:35PM2.80m | 4:59AM2.82m | 5:24PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31PM1.11m | 10:10AM1.10m | 10:13PM1.30m | 10:54AM1.35m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | |
mm | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | E 5 | SE 4 | NE 8 | W 11 | NE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | NE 7 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
27 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 1 | — | 156 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 216 | 196 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NE 7 | NE 4 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | SE 4 | — | ESE 4 | W 11 | W 10 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 10 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 4 | W 12 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 77 | 52 | 122 | 250 | 138 | 218 | 248 | 242 | 264 | 14 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 38 | 37 | 19 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 215 | 349 | 360 | 323 | 120 | 362 | 362 | 366 | 520 | 753 | 398 | 216 |
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