
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 3PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | 58 | 53 | 55 | 41 | 38 | 64 | 84 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 53 | 49 | 60 | 115 | 97 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 113 | 110 | 61 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:45AM1.09m | 9:14PM1.04m | 9:17AM1.05m | 9:47PM1.03m | 9:47AM0.99m | 10:19PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04PM0.03m | 3:16AM0.13m | 3:34PM0.04m | 3:51AM0.17m | 4:02PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
20 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 23 | 39 | 23 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 59 | 55 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 113 | 110 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | — | — | — |
27 | 17 | 16 | — | — | 6 | 7 | — | 21 | 22 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 22 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 24 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
58 | 58 | 53 | 55 | 41 | 38 | 64 | 84 | 37 | — | 39 | 53 | 49 | 60 | 115 | 97 | — | — | 18 | 96 | 76 | 61 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 542 | 666 | 1350 | 1350 | 666 | 542 | 542 | 542 | 542 | 542 | 666 | 666 | 631 | 12 | 542 | 542 | 542 | 542 | 1366 | 696 | 471 | 471 |
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