Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 3PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
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 12°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 94 | 87 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:39AM2.54m | 7:32PM2.75m | 8:47AM2.69m | 8:38PM2.89m | 9:35AM2.88m | 9:28PM3.06m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38PM1.79m | 2:32AM1.35m | 2:43PM1.63m | 3:18AM1.15m | 3:28PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 73 | 94 | 87 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 942 | 890 | 796 | 566 | 291 | 163 | 120 | 99 | 91 | 76 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 36 | 37 | 37 | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | SW 2 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 679 | 932 | 1034 | 1125 | 1197 | 1051 | 947 | 1010 | 1238 | 1121 | — | — | — | 5 | 27 | 35 | 35 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 116 | 419 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 67 | 116 | 27 | 67 | 50 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 414 | 349 | 198 | 176 | 5 | 0 |
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