Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 5PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | E 5 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 37 | 63 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 26 | 31 | 79 | 99 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:19PM3.09m | 3:30AM3.30m | 3:55PM2.94m | 4:11AM3.06m | 4:35PM2.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58AM0.59m | 8:55PM0.95m | 9:33AM0.84m | 9:31PM1.11m | 10:10AM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 4 | SE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | W 11 | W 11 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | NE 4 | W 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | NE 9 | NE 5 | NE 8 | SE 4 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 3 | E 2 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 37 | 63 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 26 | 31 | 79 | 99 | 116 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 67 | 67 | 98 | 30 | 98 | 55 | 43 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 100 | 47 | 47 | 360 | 120 |
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