Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 8PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 34°C on Thu morning, min 28°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
127 | 151 | 58 | 109 | 348 | 102 | 69 | 46 | 77 | 32 | 58 | 122 | 271 | 99 | 69 | 47 | 127 | 39 | 32 | 113 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:31PM0.79m | 7:52AM1.01m | 8:05PM0.86m | 8:21AM1.06m | 8:39PM0.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48PM0.24m | 1:29AM0.18m | 2:15PM0.18m | 2:03AM0.15m | 2:42PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 33 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | SE 9 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | — | SE 8 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — |
46 | — | 26 | — | 142 | 102 | 69 | 46 | 27 | — | 18 | — | 129 | 99 | 69 | 47 | 30 | 3 | 11 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | — | W 2 | WNW 3 | S 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | — | WNW 3 | — | S 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
127 | 151 | 58 | 109 | 348 | — | 2 | 2 | 77 | 32 | 58 | 122 | 271 | — | 2 | — | 127 | 39 | 32 | 113 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1191 | 633 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 631 | 471 | 319 | 471 | 319 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 631 | 471 | 471 | 471 |
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