
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 1PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 11 | W 14 | WNW 14 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | 34 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 59 | 102 | 159 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:30PM3.44m | 00:44AM3.60m | 1:02PM3.42m | 1:19AM3.51m | 1:34PM3.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08AM0.54m | 6:15PM0.80m | 6:40AM0.63m | 6:48PM0.80m | 7:10AM0.76m | 7:21PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | E 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | NE 9 | N 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
56 | 34 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 470 | 358 | 270 | 214 | 126 | 101 | 84 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 8 | N 3 | NNE 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | E 7 | NNE 8 | NW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | N 9 | W 11 | W 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | — |
4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 16 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 8 | NNE 4 | W 10 | NE 4 | W 10 | NW 9 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | W 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | N 10 | — |
2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 22 | 59 | 102 | 159 | 219 | 213 | 325 | 704 | 574 | — | 11 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 33 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 67 | 43 | 43 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 139 | 157 | 145 |
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