Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 2PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 35°C on Tue morning, min 28°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | 42 | 53 | 36 | 35 | 37 | 80 | 148 | 60 | 40 | 86 | 36 | 43 | 83 | 219 | 148 | 49 | 42 | 67 | 36 | 20 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:26AM0.88m | 00:13AM0.86m | 11:57AM0.78m | 00:59AM0.79m | 12:32PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31AM0.29m | 5:48PM0.18m | 6:12AM0.36m | 6:20PM0.24m | 7:00AM0.42m | 6:59PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 31 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
63 | 42 | 26 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 16 | 68 | 60 | 40 | 34 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 97 | 68 | 49 | 42 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | S 21 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | S 22 | SE 22 | SE 21 | SE 21 | — | SE 21 | SE 21 | E 17 |
18 | 28 | 28 | — | — | — | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | 17 | 17 | — | 17 | 17 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 21 | SE 21 | SE 21 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | WNW 2 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
— | 1 | 53 | 31 | 25 | 37 | 80 | 148 | — | — | 86 | 36 | 43 | 83 | 219 | 148 | — | 1 | 67 | 36 | 20 | 26 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 631 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 112 | 12 | 12 | 645 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 542 | 12 | 12 | 969 | 319 | 319 | 471 |
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