Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 9PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 10 | E 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 15 | E 7 | E 10 | E 9 | S 4 | SSE 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 48 | 108 | 30 | 35 | 44 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:02PM3.42m | 1:19AM3.51m | 1:34PM3.37m | 1:54AM3.36m | 2:05PM3.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48PM0.80m | 7:10AM0.76m | 7:21PM0.86m | 7:40AM0.93m | 7:54PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | ESE 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 15 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 373 | 593 | 490 | 343 | 215 | 189 | 120 | 80 | 37 | 25 | 17 | 30 | 35 | 44 | 572 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | N 8 | N 9 | N 10 | E 9 | WNW 11 | E 9 | E 7 | E 10 | E 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | N 11 | — | — | WNW 17 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 14 | 28 | 2 | — | — | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | E 9 | WNW 15 | E 10 | E 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 13 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 299 | 240 | 292 | 400 | 549 | 2 | 12 | 35 | 23 | 37 | 50 | 30 | 17 | 48 | 108 | 279 | 528 | 703 | 498 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 67 | 43 | 37 | 665 | 397 | 157 | 1117 | 157 | 176 | 414 | 24 | 43 | 837 | 977 | 747 | 837 | 5 |
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