Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 8PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, strong winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SE 6 | SE 6 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 45 | 41 | 24 | 30 | 51 | 103 | 171 | 215 | 199 | 185 | 239 | 77 | 71 | 75 | 46 | 42 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:52PM2.78m | 6:08AM2.50m | 6:09PM2.71m | 7:39AM2.54m | 7:32PM2.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14AM1.73m | 11:28PM1.57m | 11:48AM1.85m | 1:23AM1.52m | 1:38PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 45 | 41 | 24 | 30 | 51 | 103 | 171 | 215 | 199 | 123 | 120 | 77 | 71 | 75 | 46 | 42 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | — | WNW 11 | E 7 | E 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 120 | 171 | 185 | 239 | 414 | 642 | 757 | 866 | 916 | 976 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 202 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 |
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