Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 2AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the S by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 14 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 98 | 143 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 30 | 55 | 55 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:44AM3.60m | 1:02PM3.42m | 1:19AM3.51m | 1:34PM3.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15PM0.80m | 6:40AM0.63m | 6:48PM0.80m | 7:10AM0.76m | 7:21PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 589 | 371 | 311 | 201 | 129 | 86 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | E 7 | NW 11 | NW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 14 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 40 | 27 | 55 | 55 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | NE 4 | W 10 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | S 4 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 45 | 98 | 143 | 178 | 207 | 240 | 368 | 662 | — | 15 | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 26 | 24 | 67 | 116 | 279 | 602 | 139 | 5 | 160 | 747 | 176 | 0 |
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