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Akkarai Beach surfForecast / Tamil Nadu / India
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 18 May 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Akkarai Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Akkarai Beach sea temperature is
30.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 10AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 37°C on Wed morning, min 29°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon night, light winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | |
99 | 116 | 243 | 93 | 88 | 114 | 198 | 271 | 280 | 193 | 357 | 283 | 236 | 93 | 90 | 368 | 398 | 357 | 320 | 108 | 275 | 75 | 68 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:14AM1.16m | 9:20PM0.88m | 10:01AM1.13m | 10:10PM0.84m | 10:49AM1.08m | 11:05PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41AM-0.04m | 3:36PM0.12m | 3:27AM0.00m | 4:27PM0.14m | 4:13AM0.06m | 5:21PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
31 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 37 | 41 | 34 | 36 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 7 | — | S 14 | — | S 20 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 16 | SSE 7 | SE 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 123 | — | 4 | — | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 131 | 105 | 75 | 12 | 12 | 127 | 138 | 127 | 96 | 10 | 82 | 10 | 68 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | — | — | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 10 | 23 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 99 | 116 | 243 | 93 | 88 | 114 | 198 | 271 | 280 | 193 | 357 | 283 | 236 | 93 | 90 | 368 | 398 | 357 | 320 | 108 | 275 | 75 | 2 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 599 | 599 | 614 | 2053 | 2053 | 2363 | 471 | 599 | 666 | 689 | 689 | 689 | 1203 | 112 | 599 | 599 | 112 | 614 | 471 | 689 | 112 | 542 | 542 | 542 |
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