Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 6PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | NNE 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NE 6 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 49 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:47AM2.92m | 8:55PM3.08m | 9:50AM3.09m | 9:54PM3.29m | 10:38AM3.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58PM1.51m | 3:30AM0.87m | 3:50PM1.31m | 4:19AM0.68m | 4:32PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNE 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 55 | 49 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | W 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | WNW 11 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | SE 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 387 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 567 | 238 | 120 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 116 |
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