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Ackergill surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Ackergill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ackergill sea temperature is
9.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ackergill today?
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 12AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second 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 (24 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (24 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 7 | NW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 | W 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | W 6 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:03PM2.73m | 6:06AM2.93m | 7:14PM2.68m | 7:19AM2.90m | 8:18PM2.72m | 8:26AM2.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54PM1.46m | 12:54PM0.85m | 1:11AM1.44m | 2:00PM0.86m | 2:18AM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:53 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | W 15 | SSW 4 | S 4 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 | W 5 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 16 | W 6 | W 14 | W 14 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SSW 3 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 6 | — | W 6 | SE 4 | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 386 | 300 | 12 | 12 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 299 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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