Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 7AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 45 | 65 | 83 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 28 | 65 | 28 | 82 | 128 | 125 | 164 | 151 | 128 | 247 | 282 | 281 | 241 | 217 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:30AM3.30m | 3:55PM2.94m | 4:11AM3.06m | 4:35PM2.80m | 4:59AM2.82m | 5:24PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33AM0.84m | 9:31PM1.11m | 10:10AM1.10m | 10:13PM1.30m | 10:54AM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — |
mm | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 5 | NE 8 | SE 4 | NE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 33 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 28 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | SE 4 | W 11 | ESE 4 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 6 | NE 10 | NE 5 | NE 9 | NE 4 | W 12 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 45 | 65 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 12 | 82 | 128 | 125 | 164 | 151 | 128 | 247 | 282 | 281 | 241 | 217 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 67 | 765 | 43 | 98 | 55 | 55 | 40 | 30 | 13 | 22 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 360 | 323 | 120 | 215 | 216 | 360 | 398 | 748 | 398 | 398 |
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