Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 12AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 191 | 116 | 101 | 66 | 58 | 56 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:36PM3.18m | 3:06AM2.97m | 3:12PM3.06m | 3:49AM2.77m | 3:55PM2.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29PM1.12m | 8:43AM1.33m | 9:10PM1.29m | 9:21AM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NE 4 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 |
| kJ | 66 | 53 | 53 | 50 | 28 | 26 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 35 | 4 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | NNE 14 | SSE 7 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNE 13 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NW 7 | NE 5 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 191 | 116 | 101 | 66 | 58 | 56 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 21 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 4 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | W 13 | NE 5 | W 12 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 3 | W 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 7 | — |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 160 | 160 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 574 | 772 | 215 | 120 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
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