
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 3PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | E 7 | WNW 12 | E 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | W 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 63 | 60 | 68 | 92 | 56 | 26 | 12 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 29 | 74 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:55AM3.41m | 00:06AM3.63m | 12:30PM3.44m | 00:44AM3.60m | 1:02PM3.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35AM0.52m | 5:42PM0.86m | 6:08AM0.54m | 6:15PM0.80m | 6:40AM0.63m | 6:48PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | E 7 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 3 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
15 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 63 | 60 | 68 | 92 | 56 | 26 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 43 | 126 | 100 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | WNW 12 | E 7 | E 7 | NW 7 | E 6 | NE 10 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | W 9 | W 9 |
4 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 7 | NE 10 | NE 11 | E 6 | NE 10 | NE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 7 | NNE 3 | NE 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
23 | 22 | 17 | 43 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 18 | 29 | 74 | 175 | — | 79 | 259 | 351 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 567 | 482 | 608 | 608 | 608 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 215 | 98 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 67 | 67 |
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