Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 6PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 185 | 191 | 68 | 45 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 33 | 15 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:05PM3.29m | 1:06AM3.57m | 1:38PM3.31m | 1:40AM3.58m | 2:11PM3.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48PM0.83m | 7:15AM0.50m | 7:20PM0.80m | 7:47AM0.52m | 7:53PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 185 | 191 | 68 | 45 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | — | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNE 7 | NW 7 | N 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 104 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 9 | NNE 7 | NW 7 | N 7 | NW 7 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SE 7 | — | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | W 3 | WNW 4 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | 55 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 33 | 15 | 21 | 17 | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 120 | 86 | 47 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 59 | 37 | 38 | 338 | 338 | 602 | 421 | 24 |
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