Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 5AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, near gales from the W by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | N 8 | N 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | SE 4 | SE 5 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 9 | N 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | W 12 | W 13 | WNW 13 | N 8 | N 10 | N 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 32 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
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 | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:56AM3.44m | 3:25PM3.14m | 3:40AM3.29m | 4:11PM3.01m | 4:34AM3.09m | 5:07PM2.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56AM0.77m | 9:06PM0.99m | 9:37AM0.99m | 9:54PM1.15m | 10:29AM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SW 4 | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | W 13 | WNW 13 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SE 7 |
3 | 1 | — | 20 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 34 | 4 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 9 | NW 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | N 8 | E 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 27 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 12 | — | NW 12 | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | — | NW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NW 6 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | W 12 | N 8 | E 5 | — | N 10 | N 8 |
1 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | SE 2 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 20 | 32 | 30 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 43 | 56 | 98 | 22 | 63 | 78 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 238 | 215 | 79 | 13 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 67 | 22 | 22 | 114 | 431 | 499 | 114 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 499 | 567 | 608 | 608 | 665 | 607 |
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