Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 7AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Mon morning, strong winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 6 | N 7 | NW 8 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 35 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:05AM3.29m | 4:43PM2.85m | 4:52AM3.08m | 5:30PM2.72m | 5:46AM2.88m | 6:25PM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22AM0.74m | 10:16PM1.20m | 11:08AM0.98m | 11:07PM1.34m | 12:03PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | 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 4 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 50 | 35 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 5 | — | WNW 8 | E 8 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | N 7 | NE 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 8 | N 6 | — | N 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 8 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | 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 8 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 39 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 55 | 157 | 244 | 398 | 731 | 665 | 329 | 338 | 397 | 466 | 816 | 1097 | 944 | 576 | 458 | 329 | 308 | 308 | 98 | 98 | 454 | 1667 | 397 |
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