Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 5AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 8 | N 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | N 11 | E 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 40 | 49 | 33 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:13AM3.66m | 2:44PM3.23m | 2:52AM3.51m | 3:19PM3.09m | 3:30AM3.30m | 3:55PM2.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22AM0.38m | 8:20PM0.83m | 8:58AM0.59m | 8:55PM0.95m | 9:33AM0.84m | 9:31PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | SE 5 | — | NW 5 | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 22 | 15 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 5 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 8 | NNE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | — | — | W 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 11 | NE 5 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | SW 2 | WSW 2 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 40 | 49 | 33 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 67 | 67 | 50 | 43 | 30 | 40 | 98 | 40 | 50 |
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