
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 10AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, gales from the SSE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | ESE 8 | E 7 | NW 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 7 | W 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
181 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 56 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 37 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 71 | 64 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 15 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:35AM2.88m | 9:28PM3.06m | 10:14AM3.07m | 10:11PM3.25m | 10:50AM3.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18AM1.15m | 3:28PM1.44m | 3:55AM0.97m | 4:05PM1.25m | 4:29AM0.80m | 4:41PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | -6 | -2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 7 | NW 6 | WNW 14 | SSE 4 | SE 3 | WNW 13 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
201 | 196 | 57 | 55 | 32 | 40 | 56 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 96 | 136 | 138 | 117 | 35 | 33 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | — | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WNW 6 | W 11 | E 6 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SE 4 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | N 8 | — | — | — |
160 | 86 | 53 | — | 6 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 37 | 34 | 2 | 35 | 33 | 71 | 64 | 36 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SE 7 | NE 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | N 8 | N 8 | N 11 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | W 4 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 2 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
181 | 55 | 94 | 123 | 123 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 183 | 783 | 2222 | 1242 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 77 | 424 | 414 | 397 | 338 | 300 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 607 | 607 |
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