
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 9PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 8 | NW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:24AM3.34m | 1:00PM3.09m | 00:58AM3.41m | 1:34PM3.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05PM1.09m | 6:40AM0.75m | 6:40PM1.01m | 7:13AM0.65m | 7:14PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | SE 6 | SE 5 | S 3 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 4 | S 3 | WNW 7 |
5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SSE 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 5 | — | — | NW 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | N 9 | NW 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | N 8 | NW 6 | — | N 7 | N 7 | S 6 | — | N 8 | — | N 7 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | W 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 454 | 414 | 414 | 431 | 431 | 300 | 12 | 12 | 2732 | 12 |
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