Ackergill Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.48° N 3.07° W

Ackergill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ackergill sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.0° 

Ackergill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ackergill today (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 8PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (17 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (17 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
1.5
W
15
1.5
W
15
0.7
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
14
0.5
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
11
0.1
N
8
0.1
NW
13
1.4
WSW
5
0.1
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
13
5
5
1
1024
966
183
104
98
50
29
37
28
13
26
23
1
7
0
4
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
40
SSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
W
45
W
40
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SSW
30
S
35
SSW
25
SW
35
WSW
40
SW
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:47PM2.92m
4:18AM2.78m
4:32PM2.78m
5:19AM2.57m
5:34PM2.66m
Low Tide
9:20AM1.22m
9:34PM1.29m
9:58AM1.46m
10:27PM1.50m
10:56AM1.68m
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:46
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:28
7:24
7:22
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
14
14
13
13
14
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
6
4
5
4
3
2
2
4
5
7
9
7
6
9
6
5
5
4
3
2
3
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