Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 8PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | N 8 | NW 13 | WSW 5 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1024 | 966 | 183 | 104 | 98 | 50 | 29 | 37 | 28 | 13 | 26 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:47PM2.92m | 4:18AM2.78m | 4:32PM2.78m | 5:19AM2.57m | 5:34PM2.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20AM1.22m | 9:34PM1.29m | 9:58AM1.46m | 10:27PM1.50m | 10:56AM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | WNW 12 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 7 | N 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 183 | 104 | 98 | 50 | 29 | 37 | 33 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SE 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | N 8 | NW 10 | — | NW 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | — | S 7 | — | S 7 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | WNW 8 | NW 10 | SE 5 | N 8 | NW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | S 5 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 38 | 69 | 102 | 102 | 999 | 1024 | 966 | 35 | 27 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 9 | 17 | 42 | 42 | 60 | 91 | 100 | 107 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 397 | 482 | 607 | 747 | 655 | 655 | 608 | 432 | 414 | 747 | 22 | 29 | 424 | 482 | 665 | 665 | 747 | 1089 | 802 | 802 | 753 |
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