Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 2PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NE 10 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 62 | 77 | 48 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 35 | 19 | 55 | 82 | 128 | 160 | 298 | 191 | 211 | 221 | 216 | 177 | 220 | 264 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:30AM3.30m | 3:55PM2.94m | 4:11AM3.06m | 4:35PM2.80m | 4:59AM2.82m | 5:24PM2.69m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33AM0.84m | 9:31PM1.11m | 10:10AM1.10m | 10:13PM1.30m | 10:54AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — |
mm | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | NE 8 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 164 | — | — | — | 216 | 177 | 220 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 8 | SE 5 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 4 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 8 | — | NE 10 | NE 4 | NE 8 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 36 | 62 | 77 | 48 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 55 | 82 | 128 | 160 | 298 | 191 | 211 | 221 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 264 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 765 | 50 | 55 | 55 | 38 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 22 | 24 | 47 | 67 | 323 | 360 | 120 | 437 | 360 | 360 | 398 | 748 | 398 | 216 |
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