Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 1AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
68 | 45 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:05PM3.29m | 1:06AM3.57m | 1:38PM3.31m | 1:40AM3.58m | 2:11PM3.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48PM0.83m | 7:15AM0.50m | 7:20PM0.80m | 7:47AM0.52m | 7:53PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
68 | 45 | 21 | 13 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNE 7 | ESE 6 | N 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 8 | — | — | N 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 5 | NE 4 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 9 | N 7 | NW 7 | N 7 | NW 7 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SE 8 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 5 |
— | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | W 3 | W 3 |
33 | 27 | 32 | 26 | — | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 13 | — | — | 5 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 47 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 37 | 38 | 50 | 400 | 602 | 424 | 30 |
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