
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 5PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | E 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
709 | 541 | 404 | 399 | 351 | 356 | 50 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 38 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:02PM3.27m | 3:28AM3.29m | 3:49PM3.12m | 4:28AM3.06m | 4:49PM2.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35AM0.91m | 8:54PM0.96m | 9:19AM1.18m | 9:49PM1.14m | 10:17AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | WNW 13 | E 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
709 | 541 | 404 | 399 | 351 | 356 | 388 | 313 | 236 | 16 | 38 | 134 | 128 | 105 | 82 | 55 | 34 | 33 | 24 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | E 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
— | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 |
— | — | — | — | 26 | 4 | 50 | — | 130 | 188 | 116 | — | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 43 | 19 | 160 | 145 | 30 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 424 | 414 | 24 |
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