Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 3PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the E by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 13 | N 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 28 | 45 | 24 | 23 | 35 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:46PM3.24m | 2:56AM3.44m | 3:25PM3.14m | 3:40AM3.29m | 4:11PM3.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20AM0.61m | 8:27PM0.88m | 8:56AM0.77m | 9:06PM0.99m | 9:37AM0.99m | 9:54PM1.15m | |||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | N 12 | NW 9 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
1 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 28 | 45 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | NNE 12 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | 14 | 21 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 13 | — | S 6 | NW 12 | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | N 10 | NW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | E 5 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | ESE 2 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
29 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 20 | 35 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 69 | 839 | 602 | 139 | 424 | 299 | 238 | 208 | 79 | 0 | 19 | 22 | 67 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 145 | 145 | 114 |
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