Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 9PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | WNW 12 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 40 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:32PM2.75m | 8:47AM2.69m | 8:38PM2.89m | 9:35AM2.88m | 9:28PM3.06m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38PM1.79m | 2:32AM1.35m | 2:43PM1.63m | 3:18AM1.15m | 3:28PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 87 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 990 | 890 | 778 | 589 | 385 | 191 | 147 | 138 | 128 | 69 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | E 10 | — | SW 6 | WNW 12 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 32 | 7 | — | 1 | 14 | 40 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 964 | 1187 | 1225 | 1189 | 1060 | 1194 | 1387 | 1294 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 166 | 113 | 60 | 20 | 4 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 29 | 67 | 67 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 77 | 424 | 397 | 414 | 134 | 19 | 22 |
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