Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 6PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Wed morning, min 29°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | 40 | 30 | 33 | 60 | 243 | 357 | 116 | 90 | 62 | 37 | 64 | 94 | 151 | 302 | 99 | 71 | 62 | 40 | 48 | 81 | 165 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:08AM0.81m | 6:09PM0.63m | 6:49AM0.88m | 6:54PM0.71m | 7:22AM0.95m | 7:31PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:48PM0.36m | 00:08AM0.27m | 1:20PM0.30m | 00:52AM0.22m | 1:48PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 33 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 33 | 36 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | N 5 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | N 5 | — |
54 | 37 | 15 | 33 | 27 | 134 | 127 | 116 | 90 | 62 | 37 | 2 | 48 | — | 120 | 99 | 71 | 62 | 40 | 14 | 1 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSE 8 | — | S 21 | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 40 | — | 9 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | — | — | W 2 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
1 | 1 | 30 | 31 | 60 | 243 | 357 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 64 | 94 | 151 | 302 | — | — | 1 | — | 48 | 81 | 165 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 2230 | 2230 | 645 | 645 | 633 | 617 | 114 | 631 | 112 | 112 | 319 | 633 | 471 | 631 | 12 | 32 | 12 | 645 | 471 | 319 | 319 |
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