
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 8PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 5 | W 10 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | NW 5 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
104 | 98 | 50 | 37 | 28 | 27 | 53 | 34 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:32PM2.78m | 5:19AM2.57m | 5:34PM2.66m | 6:48AM2.46m | 7:00PM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58AM1.46m | 10:27PM1.50m | 10:56AM1.68m | 00:10AM1.63m | 12:47PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||
6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SE 7 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 14 |
104 | 98 | 50 | 29 | 28 | 36 | 53 | 34 | 23 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | SE 6 | N 8 | SSE 7 | — | W 10 | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | S 7 | — | — | S 7 | N 7 |
17 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | WNW 8 | N 8 | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
23 | 24 | 17 | 37 | 34 | 20 | 33 | 41 | 46 | 71 | 80 | 106 | 125 | 70 | 59 | 85 | 88 | 67 | 85 | 62 | 33 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 655 | 747 | 22 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 665 | 1075 | 1089 | 665 | 933 | 802 | 753 | 785 | 753 | 753 | 584 | 584 | 528 | 349 | 300 |
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