Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 2PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | S 5 | S 5 | WNW 11 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 21 | 32 | 83 | 112 | 15 | 70 | 302 | 368 | 240 | 232 | 147 | 138 | 85 | 78 | 70 | 55 | 58 | 43 | 28 | 25 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:54AM3.05m | 10:51PM3.27m | 11:28AM3.20m | 11:27PM3.43m | 12:01PM3.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37AM0.94m | 4:42PM1.19m | 5:09AM0.75m | 5:14PM1.02m | 5:40AM0.61m | 5:47PM0.87m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SE 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 80 | 47 | 302 | 368 | 240 | 232 | 147 | 138 | 85 | 78 | 70 | 55 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NW 7 | W 14 | W 14 | — | N 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 19 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 15 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 15 | 70 | 28 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 58 | 6 | 6 | 8 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 22 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 91 | 47 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 47 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 21 | 32 | 83 | 112 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 41 | 36 | 43 | 28 | 14 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 23 | 59 | 458 | 69 | 59 | 19 | 387 | 424 | 157 | 424 | 424 | 424 | 19 | 22 | 43 | 43 | 24 | 584 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 43 |
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