Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 1AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 107 | 114 | 168 | 170 | 194 | 169 | 131 | 84 | 148 | 165 | 135 | 90 | 49 | 62 | 60 | 70 | 65 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:35PM2.80m | 4:59AM2.82m | 5:24PM2.69m | 6:01AM2.62m | 6:29PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13PM1.30m | 10:54AM1.35m | 11:11PM1.49m | 11:59AM1.55m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | NE 8 | W 10 | — | NE 8 | W 9 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 131 | 2 | — | 98 | 2 | 90 | 49 | 62 | 60 | 70 | 65 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 77 | 107 | 114 | 168 | 170 | 194 | 169 | 17 | 84 | 148 | 165 | 135 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 349 | 360 | 299 | 655 | 635 | 590 | 759 | 630 | 1132 | 398 | 398 | 386 | 520 | 206 | 607 | 238 | 198 | 198 | 98 |
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