
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 2PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 4 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | WNW 11 | S 5 | S 5 | WNW 11 | NNE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 7 | 42 | 50 | 60 | 94 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 42 | 203 | 125 | 88 | 78 | 12 | 62 | 54 | 25 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:14AM2.80m | 7:49PM2.81m | 8:48AM2.87m | 9:09PM2.98m | 10:01AM3.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45PM1.54m | 2:34AM1.21m | 3:08PM1.43m | 3:43AM0.94m | 4:06PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | |
mm | — | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | W 13 | SE 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 12 | SE 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 127 | 122 | 93 | 39 | 22 | 3 | 16 | 203 | 125 | 36 | 29 | 39 | 12 | 25 | 21 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NE 8 | W 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 7 | NW 8 | WNW 15 | SE 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 8 | WNW 11 | N 7 | N 7 | S 5 | S 4 |
6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 25 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | NNE 4 |
— | 7 | 42 | 50 | 60 | 94 | 152 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 36 | 17 | 7 | 64 | 88 | 78 | 20 | 62 | 54 | — | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 703 | 55 | 431 | 19 | 139 | 343 | 424 | 909 | 602 | 424 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 30 | 77 | 22 | 1132 | 139 |
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