Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 4AM is: 1.3m 19s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 8 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 511 | 1135 | 651 | 376 | 280 | 191 | 116 | 101 | 66 | 58 | 37 | 28 | 17 | 22 | 41 | 39 | 62 | 60 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:29AM3.17m | 2:36PM3.18m | 3:06AM2.97m | 3:12PM3.06m | 3:49AM2.77m | 3:55PM2.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11AM1.13m | 8:29PM1.12m | 8:43AM1.33m | 9:10PM1.29m | 9:21AM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 9 | WNW 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NE 4 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 |
| kJ | 297 | 261 | 651 | 100 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 68 | 51 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 41 | 39 | 62 | 4 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | SE 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | NNE 15 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NNE 13 | NNW 13 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 511 | 1135 | 120 | 376 | 280 | 191 | 116 | 101 | 66 | 58 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 28 | 17 | 60 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 9 | N 23 | NE 23 | N 23 | N 22 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NNW 13 | NW 6 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 7 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | 17 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | NW 8 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | NW 3 | NNE 5 | WNW 2 | — | WNW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 24 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 7 | — | 17 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 6 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 424 | 362 | 139 | 114 | 114 | 157 | 160 | 30 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 574 | 772 | 13 | 13 | 120 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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