
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 4AM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 5 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | ENE 6 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:52AM3.08m | 5:30PM2.72m | 5:46AM2.88m | 6:25PM2.64m | 6:51AM2.72m | 7:28PM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16PM1.20m | 11:08AM0.98m | 11:07PM1.34m | 12:03PM1.19m | 00:15AM1.46m | 1:08PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | WNW 7 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | N 5 | N 8 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 3 | N 6 | ENE 6 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | N 7 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | NW 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 6 | N 6 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | NW 7 | WNW 3 | W 3 |
8 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 35 | 47 | 39 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 11 | 5 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 392 | 397 | 784 | 816 | 1097 | 1097 | 576 | 576 | 576 | 338 | 296 | 308 | 398 | 454 | 454 | 397 | 98 | 12 | 69 | 397 | 909 | 469 | 399 | 12 |
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