Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 5AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 10 | N 8 | WSW 5 | NW 14 | WNW 12 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 881 | 842 | 183 | 104 | 98 | 50 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 13 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:18AM2.78m | 4:32PM2.78m | 5:19AM2.57m | 5:34PM2.66m | 6:48AM2.46m | 7:00PM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58AM1.46m | 10:27PM1.50m | 10:56AM1.68m | 00:10AM1.63m | 12:47PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | WNW 12 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | WNW 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 5 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 183 | 104 | 98 | 50 | 29 | 28 | 40 | 23 | 26 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 127 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | S 7 | N 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SE 8 | N 8 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | S 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 8 | W 10 | N 8 | — | NW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 12 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 881 | 842 | 42 | 27 | 25 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 58 | 62 | 95 | 493 | 68 | 93 | 111 | 80 | 77 | 77 | 67 | 40 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 655 | 607 | 424 | 655 | 665 | 22 | 43 | 819 | 1089 | 665 | 665 | 747 | 747 | 635 | 802 | 635 | 785 | 753 | 600 | 584 | 584 | 424 | 349 | 300 |
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