Ackergill Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.48° N 3.07° W

Ackergill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ackergill sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.6° 

Ackergill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ackergill today (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 11AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (28 Aug)8ft (2.4m)8s

Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.1
W
8
1.5
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.9
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
8
1.8
E
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.2
E
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.8
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
1
246
303
405
734
493
547
380
185
143
67
33
23
27
19
13
20
16
14
18
17
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
35
N
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:33PM3.22m
00:33AM3.51m
1:05PM3.29m
1:06AM3.57m
1:38PM3.31m
Low Tide
6:13AM0.65m
6:16PM0.92m
6:44AM0.54m
6:48PM0.83m
7:15AM0.50m
7:20PM0.80m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:22
8:19
 mm
1
3
4
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
12
11
11
9
8
8
7
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
9
8
9
10
10
11
10
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