Ackergill surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 GMT
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Ackergill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ackergill sea temperature is
8.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ackergill today?

The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 4AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 09). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (10 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (10 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.2
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
4
SE
4
SE
4
SE
4.5
SE
5
SE
4.5
SE
3.5
SE
3
SE
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)1212121514131212111110109910101011111112161314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14141421161333292200000000353569
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
45
S
40
S
30
S
35
S
40
S
60
SSE
70
SSE
60
S
60
SSE
60
SSE
60
SSE
65
SSE
35
SSW
40
SSE
40
S
45
SSE
50
SSW
45
SW
40
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:02AM
2.86
4:11PM
3.10
4:53AM
2.76
5:08PM
2.93
5:52AM
2.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:40PM
1.05
9:31AM
1.47
10:30PM
1.25
10:25AM
1.60
11:29PM
1.41
11:40AM
1.68
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise----8:55-------8:53-------8:52---
Sunset------3:44-------3:45-------3:48-
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1----------3-1-121------
Temp. °C555454355554556779999987
Feels °C (?)-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-3-4-4-8-11-8-8-7-5-6101-1-2-2-2
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