Ackergill Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.48° N 3.07° W

Ackergill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ackergill sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.2° 

Ackergill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ackergill today (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 8AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (05 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.4
NNE
5
1.9
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
371
263
117
90
71
54
117
263
261
159
143
125
113
99
71
73
60
58
36
27
19
17
7
7
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
10
SE
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
25
N
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
5
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:02AM3.21m
4:41PM2.90m
4:53AM3.07m
5:37PM2.81m
5:58AM2.93m
6:45PM2.76m
Low Tide
10:06AM0.87m
10:17PM1.19m
10:58AM1.05m
11:19PM1.31m
12:09PM1.23m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:11
5:13
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9:24
9:22
9:20
 mm
2
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
11
13
14
15
17
16
15
Feels °C
10
13
16
15
13
9
5
4
4
5
5
5
7
7
9
10
10
7
9
9
9
12
11
9
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