Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 7PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 35°C on Sat afternoon, min 28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
32 | 32 | 39 | 83 | 272 | 75 | 52 | 40 | 92 | 42 | 60 | 97 | 294 | 311 | 99 | 67 | 42 | 48 | 40 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:19PM0.97m | 10:23AM1.06m | 10:57PM0.95m | 10:55AM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14PM0.05m | 4:15AM0.16m | 4:46PM0.08m | 4:53AM0.22m | 5:17PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 35 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 38 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
21 | 18 | 29 | 18 | 103 | 75 | 52 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 144 | 113 | 99 | 67 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 40 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | SE 18 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 15 | — | SE 11 | — | SSE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — |
18 | 32 | 31 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 27 | 8 | 8 | — | 19 | — | 50 | 20 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 18 | — | — | — | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
32 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | W 2 | WNW 3 | S 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
— | 20 | 39 | 83 | 272 | — | 1 | 1 | 92 | 42 | 60 | 97 | 294 | 311 | — | — | 36 | 48 | 33 | 69 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 645 | 471 | 471 | 617 | 599 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 631 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 12 | 12 | 631 | 471 |
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