Ackergill Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.48° N 3.07° W

Ackergill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ackergill sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.4° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 10PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)--
Afternoon (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.7
NW
4
0.1
N
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
N
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
11
10
4
2
5
6
2
2
2
0
3
6
2
11
10
9
8
10
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
35
W
30
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:03PM2.79m
8:44AM2.89m
9:18PM2.94m
10:00AM3.04m
Low Tide
1:44PM1.32m
2:30AM1.26m
3:08PM1.28m
3:45AM1.02m
4:11PM1.16m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:16
9:15
9:12
 mm
2
Temp °C
16
16
15
13
13
12
14
16
15
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
9
11
11
8
6
6
8
9
8
7
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
7
8
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