
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 8AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SE 4 | SE 4 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 11 | N 11 | W 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 36 | 35 | 31 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:09AM3.71m | 1:35PM3.39m | 1:46AM3.62m | 2:07PM3.30m | 2:22AM3.46m | 2:39PM3.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13AM0.39m | 7:15PM0.73m | 7:46AM0.54m | 7:48PM0.80m | 8:17AM0.74m | 8:21PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 12 | N 12 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
12 | 36 | 35 | 31 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | N 13 | N 14 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 8 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | SSW 3 | — | SW 4 | N 10 | NE 5 |
28 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WNW 12 | N 14 | N 8 | N 14 | N 14 | NW 12 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | N 12 | W 8 | W 11 | N 11 | N 11 | W 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 10 | N 9 |
9 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | WSW 3 | — | SW 3 | WNW 2 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 |
3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 608 | 608 | 665 | 635 | 665 |
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