
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 9PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
75 | 73 | 28 | 72 | 265 | 326 | 255 | 122 | 104 | 89 | 65 | 67 | 57 | 57 | 36 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:41PM2.90m | 4:53AM3.07m | 5:37PM2.81m | 5:58AM2.93m | 6:45PM2.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06AM0.87m | 10:17PM1.19m | 10:58AM1.05m | 11:19PM1.31m | 12:09PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
75 | 73 | 51 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 122 | 104 | 89 | 65 | 67 | 57 | 57 | 36 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 6 | NNE 7 | SE 6 | — | ESE 6 | — | ESE 6 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
44 | 26 | 5 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | N 10 | NE 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
11 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
— | — | 28 | 72 | 265 | 326 | 255 | 42 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 1665 | 145 | 1132 | 1089 | 747 | 602 | 308 | 238 | 244 | 238 | 55 | 0 | 37 | 38 | 50 | 24 | 100 | 114 | 24 | 24 |
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