Ackergill Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.48° N 3.07° W

Ackergill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ackergill sea temperature is
13.3° 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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ackergill at 1AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.2
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
81
65
67
67
56
41
39
27
25
18
18
11
10
10
9
9
9
6
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
5
NW
0
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
6:29PM2.62m
7:25AM2.51m
7:49PM2.63m
8:52AM2.55m
9:04PM2.75m
Low Tide
00:56AM1.61m
1:35PM1.65m
2:46AM1.53m
2:57PM1.60m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:44
8:40
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
11
11
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
5
5
5
4
6
6
7
8
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
15
15
12
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