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Ackergill surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Ackergill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ackergill sea temperature is
7.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ackergill today?
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 1AM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | NE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | |
2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 48 | 46 | 87 | 68 | 67 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:00PM2.86m | 5:10AM2.86m | 6:21PM2.70m | 6:31AM2.79m | 7:48PM2.69m | 7:54AM2.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53PM1.45m | 11:56AM1.00m | 00:29AM1.56m | 1:27PM0.97m | 1:58AM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 |
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Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 9 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 48 | 46 | 87 | 68 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | — | — | N 6 | NW 6 | N 7 | NNE 12 | NE 6 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 10 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | NE 6 | NE 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | N 13 | NE 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 14 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 637 | 590 | 458 | 458 | 451 | 458 | 238 | 208 | 203 | 203 | 191 | 55 | 202 | 215 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 |
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