Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 1AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SE 6 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | E 9 | WNW 13 | E 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 226 | 217 | 201 | 183 | 121 | 80 | 73 | 94 | 87 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 389 | 34 | 401 | 36 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:09PM2.71m | 7:39AM2.54m | 7:32PM2.75m | 8:47AM2.69m | 8:38PM2.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23AM1.52m | 1:38PM1.79m | 2:32AM1.35m | 2:43PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | E 9 | WNW 13 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 226 | 217 | 201 | 125 | 121 | 80 | 73 | 94 | 87 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 389 | 34 | 401 | 851 | 673 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | W 8 | N 11 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | — | SE 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | 376 | 36 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | — | W 12 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 47 | 120 | 171 | 183 | 326 | 627 | 885 | 982 | 1145 | 1152 | 1275 | 1077 | 888 | 940 | 525 | 887 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 29 | 43 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 499 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 67 | 29 | 67 | 67 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
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