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Ackergill surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
8.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ackergill today?
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 3AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | |
14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 56 | 80 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 36 | 26 | 14 | 41 | 102 | 220 | 311 | 380 | 370 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:59AM2.74m | 8:59PM2.75m | 8:58AM2.90m | 9:47PM2.93m | 9:50AM3.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01AM1.41m | 2:36PM0.91m | 2:56AM1.23m | 3:24PM0.74m | 3:42AM1.03m | 4:08PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — |
3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
-3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | NE 5 | N 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | W 10 | — | NE 9 |
 kJ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 56 | 80 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 36 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | — | 370 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | NNE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SW 4 | NE 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 9 | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | W 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 18 | 11 | 27 | 33 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 41 | 102 | 220 | 311 | 380 | 57 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 19 | 94 | 294 | 367 | 476 | 699 | 398 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 655 | 0 | 12 | 795 | 795 | 1661 | 838 | 838 |
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