Ackergill surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 BST
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Ackergill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ackergill sea temperature is
7.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ackergill today?

The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 6AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.6
NNE
0.7
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.2
WNW
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)131312121244456667157665545555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1716141414913295589959111023705045231757666
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
N
20
N
20
ENE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:45AM
3.41
2:08PM
3.52
2:27AM
3.32
2:58PM
3.34
3:13AM
3.17
3:53PM
3.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:24PM
0.47
7:41AM
0.49
8:06PM
0.67
8:27AM
0.59
8:51PM
0.94
9:21AM
0.74
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---5:48-------5:45-------5:41----
Sunset-------8:35-------8:37-------8:39
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---1--------------------
Temp. °C777788776667788886444445
Feels °C (?)11113311-1-102244452111122
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