
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 11AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
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 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | E 9 | WNW 11 | E 7 | E 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSE 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 19 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 15 | 20 | 33 | 64 | 57 | 105 | 29 | 34 | 42 | 86 | 251 | 360 | 261 | 305 | 339 | 283 | 186 | 125 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:19AM3.51m | 1:34PM3.37m | 1:54AM3.36m | 2:05PM3.29m | 2:29AM3.17m | 2:36PM3.18m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10AM0.76m | 7:21PM0.86m | 7:40AM0.93m | 7:54PM0.97m | 8:11AM1.13m | 8:29PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | ESE 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 15 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | WNW 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
1 | 804 | 443 | 314 | 225 | 168 | 123 | 66 | 38 | 39 | 24 | 29 | 34 | 42 | 382 | 268 | 188 | 114 | 77 | 339 | 82 | 80 | 80 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 9 | N 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | WNW 16 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 19 | SE 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
— | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 27 | 64 | 57 | 28 | — | — | — | 86 | 251 | 360 | 261 | 305 | 78 | 283 | 186 | 125 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 10 | WNW 11 | N 10 | E 9 | WNW 13 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 22 | N 22 | N 21 | WNW 14 | NW 8 |
— | — | — | 2 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 77 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
565 | 993 | 41 | 56 | 47 | 55 | 66 | 36 | 18 | 38 | 105 | 330 | 568 | 703 | — | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 665 | 665 | 665 | 665 | 747 | 176 | 176 | 414 | 24 | 69 | 837 | 812 | 747 | 657 | 421 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 139 | 114 | 160 | 160 |
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