Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 12AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, strong winds from the SSE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 47 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 51 | 104 | 229 | 220 | 204 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:55PM2.92m | 4:48AM2.59m | 4:52PM2.78m | 6:08AM2.50m | 6:09PM2.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:02PM1.46m | 10:14AM1.73m | 11:28PM1.57m | 11:48AM1.85m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 47 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 51 | 104 | 229 | 220 | 204 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | SE 7 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | WNW 11 | E 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 11 | N 20 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 71 | 150 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 116 |
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