Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 7PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 34°C on Wed morning, min 29°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
50 | 55 | 108 | 68 | 271 | 99 | 69 | 49 | 47 | 124 | 74 | 132 | 271 | 81 | 67 | 46 | 97 | 45 | 60 | 132 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:54PM0.71m | 7:22AM0.95m | 7:31PM0.79m | 7:52AM1.01m | 8:05PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20PM0.30m | 00:52AM0.22m | 1:48PM0.24m | 1:29AM0.18m | 2:15PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 36 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SE 9 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | N 5 | SE 8 | N 5 |
— | 55 | — | — | 107 | 99 | 69 | 49 | 47 | — | 26 | — | 104 | 81 | 67 | 46 | 29 | 2 | 18 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | N 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | S 7 | — | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | SSE 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
50 | — | 108 | 68 | 271 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 124 | 74 | 132 | 271 | — | 2 | 3 | 97 | 45 | 60 | 132 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 319 | 645 | 319 | 471 | 471 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 689 | 645 | 471 | 471 | 617 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 112 | 471 | 471 | 471 |
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