
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 4AM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 7 | N 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 10 | N 6 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 | N 7 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:51AM2.72m | 7:28PM2.63m | 8:04AM2.64m | 8:34PM2.70m | 9:14AM2.65m | 9:34PM2.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:15AM1.46m | 1:08PM1.34m | 1:43AM1.50m | 2:17PM1.42m | 3:04AM1.44m | 3:18PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:49 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 10 | N 6 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 7 | N 7 | WNW 11 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 4 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 11 | — | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | S 7 | N 7 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | N 7 | — | N 7 | NW 7 | N 6 | N 7 | W 11 | NE 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | W 10 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
6 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 49 | 65 | 68 | 47 | 35 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 397 | 397 | 451 | 431 | 1674 | 1674 | 458 | 432 | 414 | 414 | 424 | 1143 | 386 | 1143 | 1304 | 432 | 747 | 1261 | 665 | 655 | 665 | 665 | 819 | 432 |
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