
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 11PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NW 5 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 1 | 22 | 48 | 93 | 85 | 69 | 38 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 83 | 148 | 164 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:27PM2.90m | 10:17AM2.87m | 10:12PM3.09m | 10:54AM3.05m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26PM1.56m | 4:03AM1.14m | 4:08PM1.37m | 4:37AM0.94m | 4:42PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | NW 5 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 |
1 | 1 | 22 | 48 | 93 | 85 | 69 | 38 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | W 14 | N 8 | — | — | E 7 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 11 |
3 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | S 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 23 | 83 | 148 | 164 | 150 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 338 | 431 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 67 | 116 | 458 | 451 | 55 |
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