Ackergill surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Ackergill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ackergill sea temperature is
8.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ackergill today?

The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 4AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (18 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (18 Jan)5ft (1.6m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.1
W
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
1.6
SE
0.1
W
1.5
E
1.6
ESE
0.1
NW
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)6661166666988201918161617161616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)668083264831011241552259015691211511491641491491491469879
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
15
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SSE
35
SE
45
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:56PM
3.11
11:00AM
3.39
11:34PM
3.20
11:36AM
3.49
12:10AM
3.25
12:11PM
3.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:42AM
1.26
5:16PM
0.99
5:18AM
1.17
5:51PM
0.86
5:53AM
1.09
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise----8:45-------8:42-------8:41---
Sunset------4:00-------4:01-------4:04-
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C877777777777677777778888
Feels °C (?)2023200001210-100121-1001-1
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