Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 8AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 371 | 263 | 117 | 90 | 71 | 54 | 117 | 263 | 261 | 159 | 143 | 125 | 113 | 99 | 71 | 73 | 60 | 58 | 36 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:02AM3.21m | 4:41PM2.90m | 4:53AM3.07m | 5:37PM2.81m | 5:58AM2.93m | 6:45PM2.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06AM0.87m | 10:17PM1.19m | 10:58AM1.05m | 11:19PM1.31m | 12:09PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 286 | 263 | 117 | 90 | 71 | 39 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 159 | 143 | 125 | 113 | 99 | 71 | 73 | 60 | 58 | 36 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | — | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 89 | 67 | 44 | 26 | 17 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 6 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 371 | — | — | — | — | 54 | 117 | 263 | 261 | 33 | 39 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 1132 | 145 | 188 | 1089 | 911 | 294 | 355 | 238 | 198 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 37 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 24 |
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