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Ackergill surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 22 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
9.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ackergill today?
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 2AM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (23 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 6 | W 5 | N 6 | SE 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | SE 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | 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 | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:54PM2.87m | 4:57AM3.02m | 6:03PM2.73m | 6:06AM2.93m | 7:14PM2.68m | 7:19AM2.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40PM1.37m | 11:41AM0.80m | 11:54PM1.46m | 12:54PM0.85m | 1:11AM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 |
— | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
12 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | W 14 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
 kJ | 31 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | SW 3 | W 6 | W 5 | N 6 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | SE 7 | NW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 15 | W 6 | W 14 | W 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 6 | W 14 | W 7 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 | 349 | 157 | 349 | 349 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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