
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 1PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 07). 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 (07 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
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 Thu night, min 9°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | NE 10 | NE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | W 13 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 52 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:50AM3.09m | 9:54PM3.29m | 10:38AM3.24m | 10:43PM3.47m | 11:19AM3.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:30AM0.87m | 3:50PM1.31m | 4:19AM0.68m | 4:32PM1.13m | 4:59AM0.56m | 5:08PM0.97m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 4 | NNE 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NNE 4 | WNW 12 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | WNW 11 | SSW 4 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | WNW 12 | NE 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NE 9 | NE 6 | S 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | W 12 |
2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 10 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NW 11 | NE 10 | NE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 6 | W 13 | N 10 |
2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 10 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | N 3 | WSW 3 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 |
3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 25 | 52 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 499 | 567 | 567 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 116 | 1089 | 24 | 105 | 607 | 607 | 665 | 114 | 19 |
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