Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 8PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 3 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 75 | 187 | 214 | 180 | 215 | 225 | 246 | 216 | 172 | 115 | 77 | 58 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:33PM3.32m | 2:36AM3.60m | 3:17PM3.17m | 3:20AM3.47m | 3:59PM3.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09AM0.25m | 8:13PM0.87m | 8:54AM0.34m | 8:54PM0.96m | 9:38AM0.52m | 9:33PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 4:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 10:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 75 | 187 | 214 | 180 | 215 | 225 | 246 | 216 | 172 | 115 | 77 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 7 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 120 | 98 | 400 | 98 | 98 | 120 | 100 | 215 | 269 | 215 | 120 | 120 | 55 | 13 | 13 | 98 | 86 | 98 | 88 | 86 |
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