
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 6AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:48PM3.23m | 12:25PM3.03m | 00:24AM3.34m | 1:00PM3.09m | 00:58AM3.41m | 1:34PM3.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05AM0.87m | 6:05PM1.09m | 6:40AM0.75m | 6:40PM1.01m | 7:13AM0.65m | 7:14PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | S 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SE 6 | S 3 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 5 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NW 6 | — | — |
1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | SE 6 | W 10 | NNE 9 | N 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | N 6 | NW 7 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | — | — |
6 | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 12 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 12 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 55 | 19 | 454 | 414 | 419 | 55 | 12 | 19 | 824 | 2732 | 2247 | 24 |
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