Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 4PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 186 | 203 | 197 | 117 | 135 | 133 | 125 | 46 | 57 | 51 | 55 | 62 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:24PM2.69m | 6:01AM2.62m | 6:29PM2.62m | 7:25AM2.51m | 7:49PM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54AM1.35m | 11:11PM1.49m | 11:59AM1.55m | 00:56AM1.61m | 1:35PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 46 | 57 | 51 | 55 | 62 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 186 | 203 | 197 | 117 | 135 | 133 | 125 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 398 | 1139 | 1388 | 398 | 216 | 238 | 520 | 215 | 746 | 398 | 198 | 198 | 79 | 79 | 0 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 134 | 98 |
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