
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 7AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
211 | 65 | 44 | 42 | 82 | 17 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 107 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 47 | 101 | 49 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:44AM1.03m | 8:13PM1.03m | 8:15AM1.05m | 8:47PM1.08m | 8:48AM1.04m | 9:22PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40AM0.18m | 2:02PM0.07m | 2:16AM0.15m | 2:32PM0.02m | 2:53AM0.13m | 3:03PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | N 5 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
91 | 65 | 44 | 42 | 21 | 17 | 40 | 1 | — | 41 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 18 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | S 21 | — | S 21 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 19 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 |
— | — | — | — | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 9 | — | 9 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 7 | — | 11 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | S 21 | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | ENE 2 | ESE 3 | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — |
211 | — | — | — | 82 | — | — | 41 | 40 | 107 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 101 | — | — | — | 17 | 14 | 15 | 12 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 599 | 599 | 12 | 12 | 599 | 32 | 471 | 112 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 32 | 319 | 319 | 668 | 319 |
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