Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 5AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu night, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 102 | 71 | 54 | 55 | 77 | 81 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 41 | 65 | 41 | 39 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:01AM2.62m | 6:29PM2.62m | 7:25AM2.51m | 7:49PM2.63m | 8:52AM2.55m | 9:04PM2.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11PM1.49m | 11:59AM1.55m | 00:56AM1.61m | 1:35PM1.65m | 2:46AM1.53m | 2:57PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 47 | 22 | 71 | 54 | 55 | 77 | 81 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 41 | 65 | 41 | 39 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 113 | 102 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 238 | 238 | 215 | 772 | 269 | 238 | 216 | 98 | 79 | 79 | 55 | 98 | 98 | 89 | 134 | 198 | 55 | 50 | 43 | 98 | 19 | 19 | 98 | 19 |
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