
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 10PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 4 | N 12 | NW 12 | N 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:03PM2.79m | 8:44AM2.89m | 9:18PM2.94m | 10:00AM3.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44PM1.32m | 2:30AM1.26m | 3:08PM1.28m | 3:45AM1.02m | 4:11PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
3 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SE 6 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | N 12 | NW 12 | N 11 | SE 6 | NNE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NW 8 |
2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | W 10 | W 10 | N 9 | N 9 | W 10 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | SW 4 | SE 6 | — | — | NNE 5 |
2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 |
41 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 424 | 19 | 19 | 414 | 414 | 414 | 157 | 139 | 424 | 1377 | 432 | 424 | 299 | 299 | 215 | 230 | 191 | 13 | 19 |
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