
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 12AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NNE 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 50 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:54PM3.29m | 10:38AM3.24m | 10:43PM3.47m | 11:19AM3.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:50PM1.31m | 4:19AM0.68m | 4:32PM1.13m | 4:59AM0.56m | 5:08PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NNE 4 | WNW 12 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 |
3 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | WNW 12 | NE 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | W 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | N 3 | WSW 2 | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | 34 | 50 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 13 | 567 | 215 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 116 | 43 | 30 | 114 | 482 | 607 | 687 | 608 | 608 |
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