
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 5AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, strong winds from the SSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | W 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 | S 5 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 38 | 50 | 85 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 149 | 147 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 46 | 43 | 115 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:14AM2.80m | 7:49PM2.81m | 8:48AM2.87m | 9:09PM2.98m | 10:01AM3.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:52AM1.37m | 1:45PM1.54m | 2:34AM1.21m | 3:08PM1.43m | 3:43AM0.94m | 4:06PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 13 | SE 6 | SE 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 141 | 102 | 90 | 38 | 22 | 28 | 23 | 149 | 73 | 34 | 19 | 23 | 46 | 43 | 95 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NE 8 | W 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | W 7 | W 13 | WNW 14 | N 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | WNW 10 | SSE 7 |
2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 28 | — | — | 83 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — |
2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WNW 11 | NNW 5 |
— | — | 8 | 31 | 38 | 50 | 85 | 202 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 44 | 147 | 212 | 206 | 179 | 275 | 198 | 115 | 111 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 747 | 602 | 343 | 432 | 139 | 343 | 1089 | 414 | 819 | 866 | 703 | 608 | 747 | 687 | 878 | 878 | 747 | 703 |
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