
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 2AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | N 7 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
24 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 71 | 1 | 2 | |
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 | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:11PM3.22m | 10:56AM3.23m | 11:03PM3.45m | 11:42AM3.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06PM1.26m | 4:36AM0.68m | 4:52PM1.08m | 5:21AM0.47m | 5:31PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | W 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
17 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 124 | 86 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 11 |
22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | N 7 | N 7 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NE 5 | N 7 |
24 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
21 | 47 | 66 | 72 | 56 | 32 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 71 | 5 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1670 | 812 | 499 | 499 | 567 | 238 | 79 | 77 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 19 |
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