Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 9AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | ESE 8 | E 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 4 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 515 | 449 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 51 | 43 | 25 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:47AM2.69m | 8:38PM2.89m | 9:35AM2.88m | 9:28PM3.06m | 10:14AM3.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32AM1.35m | 2:43PM1.63m | 3:18AM1.15m | 3:28PM1.44m | 3:55AM0.97m | 4:05PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 515 | 449 | 697 | 595 | 385 | 243 | 74 | 81 | 89 | 144 | 51 | 43 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | — | E 8 | — | ESE 10 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 14 | ENE 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 497 | 471 | 37 | 37 | 34 | — | 54 | — | 10 | 27 | 48 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NW 7 | N 6 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 6 | WNW 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 35 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 1093 | 1185 | 1474 | 1260 | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 194 | 160 | 108 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 22 | — | — | 1 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 116 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 424 | 424 | 424 | 414 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 13 | 98 |
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