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Ackergill surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 07 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 9PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 07). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)--
Afternoon (07 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (07 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNE
0.2
WNW
0.1
NW
0.2
WNW
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
1.4
E
3
E
0.2
WNW
2.5
E
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
Period(s) (?)89111111888141413141414139912101212121413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)77125115552120172021363433913141415781414111614
Wind
(km/h)
35
ESE
35
SSE
20
SSW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
E
20
S
25
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
5
SW
10
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:55PM
3.64
2:34AM
3.18
2:38PM
3.49
3:17AM
3.01
3:22PM
3.30
4:02AM
2.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:12PM
0.67
8:08AM
1.23
8:56PM
0.85
8:47AM
1.34
9:40PM
1.05
9:31AM
1.47
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise------8:56-------8:56-------8:55-
Sunset3:37-------3:40-------3:41-------
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------------112---11111
Temp. °C542212233334453655544434
Feels °C (?)-5-5-4-1-2-1-4-4-2-3-20-12-1-3-5-4-4-5-5-5-5-4
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