
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 3AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 9 | N 8 | WNW 4 | NW 13 | NW 12 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:17AM2.85m | 8:03PM2.79m | 8:44AM2.89m | 9:18PM2.94m | 10:00AM3.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:50AM1.37m | 1:44PM1.32m | 2:30AM1.26m | 3:08PM1.28m | 3:45AM1.02m | 4:11PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | N 9 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | NW 13 | NW 12 | N 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 5 | SE 5 | NNW 8 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NE 7 | NW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | W 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | — | SW 4 | N 10 | N 6 | SSE 6 | N 6 | SE 6 | NW 9 | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
39 | 37 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 343 | 370 | 24 | 349 | 349 | 349 | 414 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 157 | 145 | 139 | 145 | 824 | 602 | 432 | 424 | 238 | 238 | 290 | 215 |
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