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Ackergill surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Ackergill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ackergill sea temperature is
8.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ackergill today?
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 2AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | |
25 | 29 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 42 | 42 | 45 | 42 | 43 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:42PM2.44m | 5:39AM2.65m | 6:56PM2.47m | 6:51AM2.65m | 8:03PM2.58m | 7:59AM2.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17PM1.55m | 12:26PM1.19m | 00:47AM1.53m | 1:40PM1.07m | 2:01AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
 kJ | 25 | 29 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNE 10 | — | W 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ENE 5 | NNE 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 12 | E 5 | E 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | W 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NNE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 2 | NW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 37 | 42 | 42 | 45 | 42 | 43 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1132 | 499 | 30 | 24 | 323 | 79 | 98 | 40 | 451 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 299 | 299 | 277 | 30 | 19 | 88 | 94 | 294 | 466 | 1674 |
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