
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 11PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | E 9 | E 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | S 5 | SSE 6 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 18 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
42 | 24 | 27 | 33 | 64 | 57 | 81 | 230 | 34 | 39 | 81 | 381 | 904 | 688 | 464 | 412 | 277 | 188 | 131 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:34PM3.37m | 1:54AM3.36m | 2:05PM3.29m | 2:29AM3.17m | 2:36PM3.18m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21PM0.86m | 7:40AM0.93m | 7:54PM0.97m | 8:11AM1.13m | 8:29PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
220 | 168 | 123 | 68 | 40 | 26 | 23 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 455 | 278 | 211 | 158 | 464 | 412 | 115 | 84 | 84 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | WNW 16 | WNW 18 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 64 | 57 | 36 | — | — | — | 81 | 381 | 904 | 688 | 112 | 95 | 277 | 188 | 131 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | N 10 | — | WNW 13 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NE 23 | N 23 | N 22 | — | NW 8 |
42 | 2 | — | 33 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 10 | 9 | — | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
31 | 50 | 65 | 36 | 19 | 37 | 81 | 230 | 568 | 656 | 40 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 747 | 759 | 176 | 414 | 24 | 69 | 837 | 977 | 747 | 837 | 432 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 139 | 157 | 160 | 139 |
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