Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 4PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | W 11 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | WNW 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 215 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 38 | 56 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 5 | 84 | 175 | 17 | 40 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:02PM3.42m | 1:19AM3.51m | 1:34PM3.37m | 1:54AM3.36m | 2:05PM3.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48PM0.80m | 7:10AM0.76m | 7:21PM0.86m | 7:40AM0.93m | 7:54PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 596 | 401 | 262 | 210 | 132 | 109 | 73 | 46 | 40 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 40 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | N 9 | NW 7 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | N 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 16 | 38 | 56 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | N 10 | W 16 | WNW 15 | N 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | WSW 4 | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 215 | 245 | 233 | 181 | 240 | 472 | 477 | 9 | — | 13 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 24 | 84 | 175 | 288 | 472 | 480 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 279 | 43 | 424 | 157 | 160 | 157 | 157 | 424 | 157 | 24 | 43 | 43 | 977 | 747 | 746 | 12 |
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