Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 4AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the W by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | E 7 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 7 | E 10 | E 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 43 | 68 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 75 | 31 | 1367 | 1293 | 4647 | 3371 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:14AM3.07m | 10:11PM3.25m | 10:50AM3.24m | 10:52PM3.43m | 11:26AM3.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55AM0.97m | 4:05PM1.25m | 4:29AM0.80m | 4:41PM1.07m | 5:04AM0.66m | 5:17PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -3 | -6 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -10 | -12 | -11 | -10 | -7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | WNW 14 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SE 9 | WNW 12 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | — |
| kJ | 30 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 49 | 140 | 133 | 107 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 1243 | 14 | 573 | 268 | 138 | 33 | 8 | 11 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 11 | E 6 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | N 7 | — | — | WNW 12 | N 13 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 43 | 68 | 36 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 3 | — | 75 | 31 | 35 | 17 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | NNE 6 | W 11 | W 14 | N 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 5 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 25 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 2 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSE 9 | SSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 311 | 1212 | 2428 | 102 | 1333 | 553 | 418 | 196 | 1367 | 1293 | 4647 | 3371 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 55 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 607 | 607 | 607 | 400 | 655 | 655 | 400 | 665 | 665 | 607 | 608 | 665 |
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