Ackergill Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.48° N 3.07° W

Ackergill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ackergill sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.1° 

Ackergill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ackergill today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 5AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (19 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s

Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
1.1
NE
4
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.5
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
9
45
19
62
77
45
101
171
200
223
260
267
284
284
163
140
122
109
95
93
78
93
95
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
NW
15
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:11AM3.06m
4:35PM2.80m
4:59AM2.82m
5:24PM2.69m
6:01AM2.62m
6:29PM2.62m
Low Tide
10:10AM1.10m
10:13PM1.30m
10:54AM1.35m
11:11PM1.49m
11:59AM1.55m
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5:39
5:43
5:45
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8:49
8:46
8:44
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
10
Feels °C
11
11
10
8
8
8
6
6
7
5
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
3
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