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Ackergill surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 10 May 2026 BSTForecast 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: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 60 | 92 | 78 | 75 | 56 | 45 | 33 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | 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-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:39AM2.65m | 6:56PM2.47m | 6:51AM2.65m | 8:03PM2.58m | 7:59AM2.74m | 8:59PM2.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17PM1.55m | 12:26PM1.19m | 00:47AM1.53m | 1:40PM1.07m | 2:01AM1.41m | 2:36PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | — | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | SW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 8 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 60 | 92 | 78 | 75 | 56 | 45 | 10 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 323 | 515 | 323 | 1143 | 451 | 238 | 562 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 299 | 198 | 79 | 19 | 55 | 114 | 392 | 655 | 713 | 437 | 134 | 19 |
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