Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ackergill today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s 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 8PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | N 8 | N 8 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 102 | 1 | 1 | 1037 | 846 | 183 | 105 | 98 | 59 | 50 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 102 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 183 | 105 | 98 | 59 | 50 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | SE 7 | S 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NE 7 | N 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 15 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 18 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 24 | 69 | 133 | 145 | 1069 | 1145 | 1037 | 846 | 36 | 30 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 95 | 392 | 394 | 392 | 397 | 607 | 607 | 655 | 655 | 607 | 655 | 655 | 432 | 747 | 19 | 24 | 424 |
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