Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 11AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (08 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | WNW 7 | NE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 104 | 99 |
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-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:38AM3.24m | 10:43PM3.47m | 11:19AM3.35m | 11:26PM3.59m | 11:55AM3.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19AM0.68m | 4:32PM1.13m | 4:59AM0.56m | 5:08PM0.97m | 5:35AM0.52m | 5:42PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NNE 4 | N 3 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 9 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | WNW 7 | SE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 104 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | WNW 11 | NE 9 | NE 5 | NE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 8 | E 7 | SSW 5 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NW 11 | W 10 | NE 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 10 | E 7 | SE 6 | S 6 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 7 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SW 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 10 | 28 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 71 | 50 | 59 | 24 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 116 | 67 | 22 | 22 | 157 | 607 | 608 | 1117 | 665 | 608 | 1143 | 687 | 665 | 608 | 608 | 499 | 608 |
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