
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 4AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
35 | 34 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 50 | 56 | 109 | 71 | 41 | 33 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:52PM0.91m | 10:45AM0.70m | 11:31PM0.84m | 11:21AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11AM0.30m | 4:49PM0.22m | 5:54AM0.36m | 5:24PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 |
35 | 34 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 29 | 37 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 11 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 56 | 109 | 71 | 41 | 33 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 617 | 767 | 614 | 614 | 617 | 112 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 319 | 767 | 599 | 599 |
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