
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 12PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, stormy winds from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | W 11 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 7 | E 10 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 9 | 4 | 37 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 42 | 68 | 36 | 34 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 1209 | 6341 | 4676 | 3380 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:14AM3.07m | 10:11PM3.25m | 10:50AM3.24m | 10:52PM3.43m | 11:26AM3.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55AM0.97m | 4:05PM1.25m | 4:29AM0.80m | 4:41PM1.07m | 5:04AM0.66m | 5:17PM0.90m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -3 | -6 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -5 | -8 | -11 | -11 | -9 | -7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | ESE 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
15 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 7 | 86 | 113 | 117 | 34 | 16 | 748 | 14 | 14 | 528 | 262 | 80 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 14 | ENE 6 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | N 7 | — | WNW 12 | — | N 13 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — |
2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 42 | 68 | 36 | 1 | — | 15 | — | 3 | — | 74 | 51 | 18 | 2 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | W 11 | NW 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 5 | SE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — |
3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 14 |
2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 340 | 1212 | 926 | 1098 | 1312 | 545 | 637 | 370 | 1209 | 6341 | 4676 | 3380 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 607 | 655 | 607 | 665 | 655 | 655 | 655 | 665 | 665 | 665 | 747 | 665 |
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