Ackergill Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.48° N 3.07° W

Ackergill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ackergill sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.5° 

Ackergill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ackergill today (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 10PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
7
0.1
W
8
1.6
E
7
2
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.3
E
9
2.2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
19
24
28
35
47
44
55
80
107
0
0
0
1
279
526
616
842
736
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
NNE
10
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:24PM3.26m
12:00PM3.12m
11:59PM3.40m
12:33PM3.22m
Low Tide
5:11PM1.19m
5:42AM0.80m
5:44PM1.04m
6:13AM0.65m
6:16PM0.92m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:27
8:24
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
10
13
11
10
11
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