
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 5AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 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 Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 11 | W 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | N 6 | WNW 11 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:04AM2.64m | 8:34PM2.70m | 9:14AM2.65m | 9:34PM2.81m | 10:15AM2.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43AM1.50m | 2:17PM1.42m | 3:04AM1.44m | 3:18PM1.42m | 4:04AM1.32m | 4:08PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:46 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 11 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | N 6 | WNW 11 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 11 | NNE 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNE 4 |
16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 29 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | N 7 | N 6 | W 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 7 | S 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNW 10 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NE 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNE 11 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 11 | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | W 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | NNE 8 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — |
4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 42 | 48 | 137 | 99 | 49 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 414 | 424 | 424 | 849 | 1143 | 1143 | 1191 | 482 | 424 | 655 | 665 | 655 | 665 | 655 | 687 | 424 | 349 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
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