Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 6PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | W 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 | W 15 | S 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 43 | 52 | 118 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 41 | 201 | 110 | 178 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:14AM2.80m | 7:49PM2.81m | 8:48AM2.87m | 9:09PM2.98m | 10:01AM3.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45PM1.54m | 2:34AM1.21m | 3:08PM1.43m | 3:43AM0.94m | 4:06PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | WNW 16 | W 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 123 | 102 | 75 | 48 | 37 | 15 | 21 | 201 | 110 | 60 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 126 | 25 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 6 | N 8 | W 7 | W 13 | WNW 14 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 9 | N 8 | — | N 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 34 | 19 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | NE 8 | W 7 | NE 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | 24 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | N 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | 31 | 43 | 52 | 118 | 157 | — | — | 3 | 11 | 24 | 31 | 18 | 35 | 97 | 178 | 187 | 216 | 229 | 217 | 10 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 37 | 43 | 703 | 55 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 343 | 878 | 909 | 819 | 819 | 1075 | 802 | 665 | 608 | 608 | 22 | 703 | 499 |
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