Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 11AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NNE 7 | NW 7 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSE 4 | N 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 9 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 256 | 847 | 180 | 141 | 98 | 59 | 58 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:57AM3.25m | 3:11PM3.06m | 3:34AM3.01m | 3:47PM2.92m | 4:18AM2.78m | 4:32PM2.78m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47AM0.98m | 8:55PM1.09m | 9:20AM1.22m | 9:34PM1.29m | 9:58AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | WNW 11 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 15 | N 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 256 | 1 | 180 | 141 | 98 | 59 | 58 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | SE 6 | NNE 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NE 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | N 8 | NE 6 | SE 6 | N 8 | SE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | N 8 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 7 | NW 3 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 5 | W 15 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 54 | 36 | 23 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 27 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 128 | 133 | 763 | 999 | 56 | 847 | 36 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 238 | 230 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 43 | 392 | 114 | 338 | 397 | 482 | 607 | 655 | 607 | 665 | 655 | 432 | 414 | 1089 | 22 | 43 | 482 |
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