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) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 5AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am 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) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the NW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | E 9 | WNW 14 | E 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | W 11 | E 7 | E 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 449 | 36 | 313 | 37 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 41 | 52 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 13 | 5 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | -1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | -1 | -5 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 449 | 721 | 380 | 560 | 424 | 277 | 128 | 78 | 69 | 69 | 41 | 52 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | E 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | — | SE 8 | — | — | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | E 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 35 | 36 | 313 | 37 | 34 | — | 57 | — | — | 14 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 30 | 37 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 3 | SSW 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 1216 | 1131 | 1185 | 1387 | 1151 | 461 | — | — | — | — | 50 | 123 | 108 | 68 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 35 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 424 | 424 | 424 | 414 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 13 | 98 | 482 | 198 |
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