Ackergill Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.48° N 3.07° W

Ackergill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ackergill sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.1° 

Ackergill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ackergill today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 7PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (19 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s

Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
1
NE
4
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
73
77
36
110
149
181
209
204
236
277
298
250
143
99
52
82
59
54
65
47
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:35PM2.80m
4:59AM2.82m
5:24PM2.69m
6:01AM2.62m
6:29PM2.62m
Low Tide
10:10AM1.10m
10:13PM1.30m
10:54AM1.35m
11:11PM1.49m
11:59AM1.55m
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:43
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:49
8:46
8:44
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
7
7
8
7
6
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
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