Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 10PM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:27PM3.43m | 1:32AM3.73m | 2:06PM3.36m | 2:13AM3.66m | 2:44PM3.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09PM0.76m | 7:44AM0.25m | 7:46PM0.77m | 8:22AM0.38m | 8:20PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | E 5 | — | W 8 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | NW 8 | — | NW 7 |
7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | E 5 | E 4 | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | N 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 3 | NW 7 | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 773 | 608 | 829 | 55 | 432 | 602 | 602 | 1261 | 299 | 299 | 300 | 12 | 12 | 55 | 55 | 30 | 19 | 22 |
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