Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 7PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 73 | 77 | 36 | 110 | 149 | 181 | 209 | 204 | 236 | 277 | 298 | 250 | 143 | 99 | 52 | 82 | 59 | 54 | 65 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:35PM2.80m | 4:59AM2.82m | 5:24PM2.69m | 6:01AM2.62m | 6:29PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10AM1.10m | 10:13PM1.30m | 10:54AM1.35m | 11:11PM1.49m | 11:59AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 143 | 99 | 52 | 82 | 59 | 54 | 65 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 20 | 73 | 77 | 36 | 110 | 149 | 181 | 209 | 204 | 236 | 277 | 298 | 250 | 11 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 31 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 238 | 323 | 360 | 362 | 364 | 366 | 771 | 655 | 1261 | 753 | 398 | 398 | 216 | 198 | 198 | 398 | 238 | 206 | 198 | 198 |
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