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Ackergill surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 28 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
9.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ackergill today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 8PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 5 | SE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 7 | W 10 | SE 6 | W 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 4 | E 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | SSE 6 | N 12 | N 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | |
74 | 149 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:12AM3.00m | 10:37PM2.99m | 10:56AM3.03m | 11:14PM3.08m | 11:37AM3.04m | 11:50PM3.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18PM0.88m | 4:37AM1.03m | 4:52PM0.89m | 5:13AM0.95m | 5:25PM0.91m | 5:49AM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:16 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 10:02 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | NW 6 | SE 5 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 126 | 82 | 66 | 43 | 33 | 33 | 26 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | NW 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | E 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | E 5 | NW 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | N 13 | N 12 | N 11 | NNE 10 | SE 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 74 | 149 | 247 | 349 | 298 | 213 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 482 | 400 | 400 | 193 | 98 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 40 | 602 | 482 | 147 | 145 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 19 |
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