
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 1PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat night, light winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | N 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WSW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | 54 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 38 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:19AM2.57m | 5:34PM2.66m | 6:48AM2.46m | 7:00PM2.63m | 8:25AM2.52m | 8:26PM2.73m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56AM1.68m | 00:10AM1.63m | 12:47PM1.80m | 2:17AM1.55m | 2:28PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | WNW 12 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | WNW 11 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 5 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NNE 8 | WNW 12 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 |
31 | 54 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 47 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SSE 7 | N 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SE 7 | W 10 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | S 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 12 | NNE 8 | WNW 12 | SSE 3 | — |
54 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | NW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | NW 8 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
23 | 44 | 75 | 65 | 68 | 68 | 117 | 133 | 85 | 96 | 96 | 100 | 94 | 71 | 28 | 11 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 482 | 747 | 1143 | 1139 | 1139 | 802 | 728 | 785 | 765 | 773 | 753 | 584 | 584 | 424 | 300 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 |
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