
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 8PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 63 | 60 | 99 | 92 | 56 | 34 | 31 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 74 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:55AM3.41m | 00:06AM3.63m | 12:30PM3.44m | 00:44AM3.60m | 1:02PM3.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42PM0.86m | 6:08AM0.54m | 6:15PM0.80m | 6:40AM0.63m | 6:48PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||
7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 5 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NNE 3 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 8 | N 8 |
5 | 2 | 63 | 60 | 99 | 92 | 56 | 34 | 31 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 161 | 113 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 10 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 10 | NNE 3 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | W 10 | NE 8 | N 8 | W 7 | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | E 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | NNE 8 | NW 7 | — | NE 9 | NW 11 | NW 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | ESE 7 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 7 |
23 | 45 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | 11 | 35 | 74 | 178 | 223 | — | 104 | 382 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 608 | 608 | 665 | 665 | 13 | 215 | 215 | 120 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 67 |
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