Ackergill Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.48° N 3.07° W

Ackergill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ackergill sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.6° 

Ackergill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ackergill today (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 9PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (27 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s

Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
1.1
ESE
7
0.1
W
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
2
E
9
2.1
E
10
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
61
72
84
0
1
1
0
1
0
290
302
678
815
599
414
240
151
62
32
20
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
NW
25
NW
25
N
35
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:00PM3.12m
11:59PM3.40m
12:33PM3.22m
00:33AM3.51m
1:05PM3.29m
Low Tide
5:44PM1.04m
6:13AM0.65m
6:16PM0.92m
6:44AM0.54m
6:48PM0.83m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:24
8:22
 mm
1
7
5
3
1
3
3
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
12
13
12
11
11
8
8
8
10
10
7
9
9
10
10
8
8
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