Ackergill surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 BST
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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
14.1° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ackergill today?

The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 8PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (18 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
NNE
0.1
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NW
0.2
NNW
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
1
S
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.7
NNE
1.8
NNE
2
N
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)9111010111099911121241111666667776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8510918917178121414311211178171194222279646653473374
Wind
(km/h)
50
W
35
W
25
W
10
W
5
SE
25
SSE
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
5
WSW
35
NNE
45
NNE
50
NNE
45
NNE
50
NNE
50
N
50
N
45
N
40
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:03PM
3.16
10:48AM
3.11
10:52PM
3.34
11:29AM
3.22
11:33PM
3.48
12:04PM
3.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:02PM
1.41
4:31AM
0.83
4:43PM
1.24
5:10AM
0.68
5:17PM
1.10
5:44AM
0.59
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise-----6:48-------6:50-------6:52--
Sunset-7:24-------7:22-------7:19------
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------13---1--
Temp. °C151312121214151616151313121213111010101110101010
Feels °C (?)667101110111212121010881141-1-10-1-1-10
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Scot - East Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Ackergill (fresh winds from the W at Wick Airport 3 km from Ackergill). 0.2m 9s swell from the NE with a 0.1m 11s groundswell from the NNE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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33 km/h
W
Offshore
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