Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 1PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 21 | 27 | 43 | 23 | 31 | 33 | 94 | 98 | 80 | 70 | 56 | 114 | 34 | 36 | 55 | 86 | 181 | 64 | 52 | 101 | 39 | 24 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 11:14AM0.73m | 00:06AM0.81m | 11:45AM0.65m | 1:01AM0.74m | 12:32PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35AM0.33m | 5:26PM0.23m | 6:17AM0.39m | 6:01PM0.29m | 7:24AM0.46m | 6:55PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 35 | 38 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 30 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 18 | S 18 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 21 | 27 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 6 | — | 80 | 70 | 56 | 37 | 3 | 10 | — | — | 73 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 23 | 24 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 4 | — | — | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | SE 6 | — | SSW 2 |
| kJ | 17 | 10 | 25 | 43 | 23 | 31 | 33 | 94 | 98 | 3 | — | — | 114 | 34 | 36 | 55 | 86 | 181 | — | — | 101 | 39 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 599 | 599 | 599 | 645 | 1366 | 666 | 631 | 12 | 32 | 471 | 471 | 32 | 2230 | 319 | 471 | 112 | 12 | 12 | 112 | 32 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
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