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Ackergill surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 GMTForecast 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
10.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ackergill today?
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 4PM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
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 kJ (?) | 94 | 90 | 195 | 199 | 109 | 123 | 243 | 336 | 310 | 203 | 261 | 125 | 123 | 123 | 68 | 37 | 70 | 26 | 30 | 25 | 120 | 142 | 135 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:03PM 3.07 | 6:05AM 2.76 | 6:12PM 3.00 | 7:07AM 2.80 | 7:17PM 2.99 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:38AM 1.70 | 11:48PM 1.22 | 11:54AM 1.71 | 12:51AM 1.26 | 1:05PM 1.66 | 1:44AM 1.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 3:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:18 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
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