
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 2PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 10 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 48 | 79 | 85 | 41 | 38 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 105 | 184 | 164 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:32AM2.69m | 9:27PM2.90m | 10:17AM2.87m | 10:12PM3.09m | 10:54AM3.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20AM1.35m | 3:26PM1.56m | 4:03AM1.14m | 4:08PM1.37m | 4:37AM0.94m | 4:42PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NW 11 | W 10 | S 3 | S 3 | — | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 22 | 48 | 79 | 85 | 41 | 38 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | W 10 | NW 10 | W 15 | SE 5 | NW 7 | SE 5 | N 8 | WNW 8 | E 8 | — | N 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | — | E 6 | W 14 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 14 | 12 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | NE 5 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 6 | SE 5 | N 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | N 12 | W 13 | — |
2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | SE 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 34 | 105 | 184 | 164 | 170 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 662 | 568 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 67 | 50 | 452 | 69 | 19 |
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