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Ackergill surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 08 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
8.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ackergill today?
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 6AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 2°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 12 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 6 | |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 49 | 21 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 89 | 149 | 159 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:42AM2.85m | 4:35PM2.51m | 4:35AM2.73m | 5:42PM2.44m | 5:39AM2.65m | 6:56PM2.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56AM1.15m | 10:04PM1.47m | 11:03AM1.21m | 11:17PM1.55m | 12:26PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -3 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | WNW 8 |
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 96 | 51 | 54 | 40 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 10 | 4 | — | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | NW 13 | NW 9 | NW 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNE 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 6 | 21 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 25 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 12 | N 9 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNE 12 | E 5 | E 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 9 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | NW 3 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 208 | 157 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 49 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 89 | 149 | 159 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 19 | 109 | 160 | 386 | 145 | 387 | 386 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 924 | 79 | 323 | 79 | 19 | 343 | 338 | 401 | 215 |
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