
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 12AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 10 | N 9 | WNW 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:58AM3.41m | 1:34PM3.12m | 1:32AM3.44m | 2:07PM3.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40PM1.01m | 7:13AM0.65m | 7:14PM0.95m | 7:45AM0.61m | 7:46PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSW 3 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 4 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | WNW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | N 8 |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NW 6 | — | S 5 | N 8 | — | WNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 7 | N 9 | N 8 | — |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 5 | S 6 | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | N 10 | N 7 | SE 5 | N 9 | — | NW 8 | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | — | S 3 | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | — | 4 | 8 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 608 | 454 | 424 | 414 | 431 | 315 | 454 | 954 | 1669 | 19 | 59 | 30 | 591 | 79 | 55 | 19 | 839 | 849 | 215 |
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