Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 3AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 9 | NNE 6 | NW 7 | N 6 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | WNW 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 18 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 115 | 186 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:39PM3.19m | 2:57AM3.25m | 3:11PM3.06m | 3:34AM3.01m | 3:47PM2.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21PM0.92m | 8:47AM0.98m | 8:55PM1.09m | 9:20AM1.22m | 9:34PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 11 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 115 | 186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 9 | SE 6 | NNE 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | N 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | SE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 8 | NE 7 | W 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 7 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 18 | 28 | 34 | 46 | 22 | 23 | — | — | 3 | 13 | 27 | 9 | 15 | 64 | 105 | 100 | 47 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 747 | 608 | 747 | 761 | 765 | 299 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 95 | 392 | 114 | 338 | 397 | 607 | 607 | 607 | 655 |
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