Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 7PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 246 | 272 | 332 | 443 | 772 | 651 | 398 | 152 | 88 | 49 | 33 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:33PM3.22m | 00:33AM3.51m | 1:05PM3.29m | 1:06AM3.57m | 1:38PM3.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16PM0.92m | 6:44AM0.54m | 6:48PM0.83m | 7:15AM0.50m | 7:20PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 154 | 208 | 272 | 332 | 443 | 772 | 651 | 398 | 152 | 88 | 49 | 33 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 9 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 34 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | S 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | 246 | 42 | 58 | 58 | — | — | 136 | 73 | 5 | 38 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 198 | 193 | 198 | 198 | 216 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 145 | 203 | 215 | 100 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 100 | 100 | 43 |
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