Ackergill surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast 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
8.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ackergill today?

The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 3PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
1.1
S
1.6
SSE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)88888888898946992119191818181716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)84787472142825828181211125018433437319718018017611990
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
35
S
35
SSE
40
S
40
S
30
S
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:57AM
2.74
7:28PM
2.78
7:59AM
2.83
8:33PM
2.82
8:54AM
2.97
9:28PM
2.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:10PM
1.68
1:42AM
1.53
2:23PM
1.60
2:38AM
1.50
3:17PM
1.46
3:24AM
1.44
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise8:52-------8:49-------8:48-------
Sunset--3:49-------3:52-------3:53-----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------11--------
Temp. °C665445534566666556655666
Feels °C (?)11-1-3-5-4-4-5-3-2-3-3-3-3-2011101323
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