
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 4AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | N 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
213 | 103 | 93 | 84 | 75 | 64 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:53AM3.07m | 5:37PM2.81m | 5:58AM2.93m | 6:45PM2.76m | 7:17AM2.85m | 8:03PM2.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17PM1.19m | 10:58AM1.05m | 11:19PM1.31m | 12:09PM1.23m | 00:50AM1.37m | 1:44PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | SSE 7 | S 5 |
11 | 103 | 93 | 84 | 75 | 64 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 7 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | WNW 8 | SSE 6 |
3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 8 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 8 |
— | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
213 | 42 | 32 | 16 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 28 | 21 | 29 | 36 | 45 | 63 | 54 | 83 | 31 | 23 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 921 | 602 | 458 | 216 | 238 | 238 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 114 | 338 | 19 | 22 | 421 | 414 | 424 | 424 | 431 | 19 | 421 |
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