Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 9PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 38 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 39 | 90 | 142 | 90 | 35 | 271 | 373 | 243 | 232 | 149 | 142 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | 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 | 10:17AM2.87m | 10:12PM3.09m | 10:54AM3.05m | 10:51PM3.27m | 11:28AM3.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08PM1.37m | 4:37AM0.94m | 4:42PM1.19m | 5:09AM0.75m | 5:14PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 69 | 38 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 57 | 43 | 373 | 243 | 232 | 149 | 142 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | W 14 | W 14 | — | N 12 | N 11 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 35 | 271 | 32 | 26 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 22 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 13 | 47 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | S 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 16 | 39 | 90 | 142 | 90 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 602 | 568 | 338 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 50 | 452 | 69 | 69 | 55 | 387 | 24 | 424 | 424 | 424 | 30 | 19 | 22 |
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