Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 3PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, near gales from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | W 13 | WNW 14 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 29 | 60 | 165 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 89 |
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-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:20PM2.78m | 7:14AM2.80m | 7:49PM2.81m | 8:48AM2.87m | 9:09PM2.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:50AM1.48m | 00:52AM1.37m | 1:45PM1.54m | 2:34AM1.21m | 3:08PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 141 | 102 | 60 | 39 | 23 | 22 | 44 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | W 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SE 4 | WNW 14 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | NW 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | W 13 | W 7 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | W 2 | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 45 | 32 | 16 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 25 | 29 | 60 | 165 | 196 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 26 | 89 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 602 | 424 | 386 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 37 | 574 | 482 | 602 | 139 | 157 | 24 | 24 | 909 | 703 | 665 |
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