Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 12AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). 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 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | E 9 | E 9 | NW 6 | E 7 | W 11 | ENE 6 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 57 | 76 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 43 | 68 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:28PM3.06m | 10:14AM3.07m | 10:11PM3.25m | 10:50AM3.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:28PM1.44m | 3:55AM0.97m | 4:05PM1.25m | 4:29AM0.80m | 4:41PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -3 | -6 | -2 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | WNW 14 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 43 | 57 | 76 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 86 | 136 | 142 | 138 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 1243 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 14 | ENE 6 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | N 7 | — | — | WNW 12 |
| kJ | — | 18 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 43 | 68 | 36 | 1 | — | — | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SE 8 | NNE 6 | W 11 | NW 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 4 | W 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SW 2 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 113 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 318 | 1159 | 2515 | 72 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 300 | 300 | 0 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 607 | 607 | 608 | 665 |
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