
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 6AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | N 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 9 | WNW 7 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:24AM3.34m | 1:00PM3.09m | 00:58AM3.41m | 1:34PM3.12m | 1:32AM3.44m | 2:07PM3.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40AM0.75m | 6:40PM1.01m | 7:13AM0.65m | 7:14PM0.95m | 7:45AM0.61m | 7:46PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | N 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | S 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 9 | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | N 8 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 7 | SE 5 | — | NW 4 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | — |
1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | WNW 6 | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 2 | W 2 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | 17 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 424 | 414 | 414 | 431 | 55 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1897 | 602 | 432 | 12 | 30 | 19 | 839 | 839 | 839 | 431 |
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