Akkarai Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.90° N 80.25° E

Akkarai Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Akkarai Beach sea temperature is
29.0° C
0.3° 

Akkarai Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 5PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 34°C on Tue morning, min 28°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
1.1
S
7
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.3
S
7
0.9
SE
6
0.4
SE
11
0.8
S
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.4
SE
10
1
S
5
1
SSE
5
1.3
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
81
81
124
44
43
86
97
157
61
42
47
29
35
43
60
116
46
38
64
37
33
43
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
NW
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
25
WNW
15
WNW
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SW
20
SW
20
W
15
WNW
20
ESE
10
ESE
20
S
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:55AM0.98m
11:34PM0.91m
11:26AM0.88m
00:13AM0.86m
11:57AM0.78m
Low Tide
5:17PM0.13m
5:31AM0.29m
5:48PM0.18m
6:12AM0.36m
6:20PM0.24m
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5:56
5:56
5:56
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6:29
6:28
6:28
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
30
33
32
30
29
29
29
28
30
34
33
30
30
30
29
28
31
34
32
30
30
30
Feels °C
32
34
33
31
31
30
31
30
28
33
33
30
32
31
30
29
30
34
33
33
31
31
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