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Ackergill surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 27 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
9.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ackergill today (27 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 10PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (27 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 7 | W 10 | SE 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SE 7 | E 5 | NW 4 | E 5 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | |
3 | 15 | 32 | 49 | 49 | 40 | 55 | 110 | 221 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:57PM2.89m | 10:12AM3.00m | 10:37PM2.99m | 10:56AM3.03m | 11:14PM3.08m | 11:37AM3.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:40PM0.86m | 3:57AM1.13m | 4:18PM0.88m | 4:37AM1.03m | 4:52PM0.89m | 5:13AM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:18 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | — | — | — | 10:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 |
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 189 | 113 | 85 | 68 | 49 | 43 | 35 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | W 10 | NW 4 | — | — | E 5 | SSW 4 | E 5 | WNW 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | NW 4 | — | SSW 4 | — | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | WNW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 15 | 32 | 49 | 49 | 40 | 55 | 110 | 221 | 284 | 246 | 237 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 19 | 12 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 67 | 400 | 400 | 198 | 193 | 176 | 77 | 5 | 24 | 602 | 482 | 349 | 145 | 69 | 12 | 19 | 22 |
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