Ackergill Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.48° N 3.07° W

Ackergill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ackergill sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.1° 

Ackergill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ackergill today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 2PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
4
1.2
SE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.7
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
9
1.3
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
62
77
48
36
4
6
9
20
35
19
55
82
128
160
298
191
211
221
216
177
220
264
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
15
ESE
10
NE
10
SSE
5
WSW
15
W
10
NNW
10
NNE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
NNE
30
N
25
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:30AM3.30m
3:55PM2.94m
4:11AM3.06m
4:35PM2.80m
4:59AM2.82m
5:24PM2.69m
Low Tide
9:33AM0.84m
9:31PM1.11m
10:10AM1.10m
10:13PM1.30m
10:54AM1.35m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:49
8:46
 mm
4
4
2
3
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
14
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
6
5
7
11
13
12
14
10
11
12
7
8
8
7
6
7
6
4
6
6
6
6
5
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