
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 2PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
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 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, near gales from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 9 | N 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | W 13 | W 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 3 | 20 | 27 | 44 | 25 | 24 | 47 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:56AM3.44m | 3:25PM3.14m | 3:40AM3.29m | 4:11PM3.01m | 4:34AM3.09m | 5:07PM2.87m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56AM0.77m | 9:06PM0.99m | 9:37AM0.99m | 9:54PM1.15m | 10:29AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | W 13 | — | S 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
1 | — | 20 | 21 | 44 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | — | 18 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 9 | NW 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | N 8 | E 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 |
1 | — | 14 | 27 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 12 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | W 8 | N 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NW 6 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | W 6 | N 8 | W 12 | — | — | N 8 |
1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 |
12 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 23 | 47 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 52 | 66 | 67 | 32 | 50 | 55 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 215 | 79 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 67 | 67 | 22 | 40 | 431 | 397 | 30 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 499 | 499 | 665 | 687 | 665 | 746 |
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