
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 4PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 10 | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:11PM3.01m | 4:34AM3.09m | 5:07PM2.87m | 5:45AM2.90m | 6:20PM2.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM0.99m | 9:54PM1.15m | 10:29AM1.24m | 11:02PM1.32m | 11:50AM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SW 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | N 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | E 5 | E 5 | N 8 | W 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | NNE 8 | W 10 | NW 3 | NNE 8 |
9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | E 5 | N 8 | N 8 | W 6 | N 8 | E 6 | E 6 | N 10 | N 8 | S 6 | — | — | — | N 6 | SW 4 | NNE 8 | W 10 |
2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — |
12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 64 | 59 | 80 | 81 | 67 | 77 | 80 | 55 | 43 | 25 | 8 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 431 | 397 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 43 | 400 | 687 | 608 | 608 | 607 | 608 | 584 | 424 | 424 | 424 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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