Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 2PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sat morning, stormy winds from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 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) | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 10 | SSE 5 | NW 10 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 68 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 773 | 1289 | 5371 | 3601 | 1995 | 934 | 452 | 108 | 33 | 66 | 15 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:50AM3.24m | 10:52PM3.43m | 11:26AM3.39m | 11:32PM3.58m | 12:03PM3.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29AM0.80m | 4:41PM1.07m | 5:04AM0.66m | 5:17PM0.90m | 5:40AM0.59m | 5:55PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 2 | -3 | -5 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -9 | -8 | -4 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 1 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | ESE 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | N 15 | — | NE 7 | N 8 | NW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 101 | 162 | 158 | 34 | 33 | 847 | 14 | 14 | 625 | 348 | 120 | 35 | 27 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 108 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | N 7 | — | WNW 12 | — | — | N 12 | E 10 | SSW 7 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | N 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | WNW 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 13 |
| kJ | 42 | 68 | 36 | 1 | — | 14 | — | — | 3 | 46 | 40 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | WNW 11 | N 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 7 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | 248 | 1206 | 686 | 1069 | 1220 | 158 | 98 | 200 | 773 | 1289 | 5371 | 3601 | 1995 | 934 | 452 | 13 | 11 | 66 | 475 | 567 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 22 | 607 | 655 | 29 | 655 | 655 | 40 | 655 | 655 | 655 | 608 | 665 | 608 | 431 | 392 | 114 | 19 | 26 | 116 | 116 | 43 |
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