Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 9PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 35°C on Sun morning, min 29°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the E by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
100 | 49 | 51 | 146 | 295 | 96 | 69 | 50 | 140 | 83 | 57 | 117 | 295 | 78 | 59 | 49 | 127 | 40 | 55 | 103 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:39PM0.93m | 8:49AM1.08m | 9:12PM0.98m | 9:18AM1.08m | 9:46PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42PM0.13m | 2:37AM0.14m | 3:09PM0.09m | 3:11AM0.14m | 3:38PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 34 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Feels °C | 35 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 36 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | N 5 | N 5 |
27 | — | — | — | 125 | 96 | 69 | 50 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 125 | 78 | 59 | 49 | 38 | — | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | — | W 3 | — | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
100 | 49 | 51 | 146 | 295 | — | 2 | 2 | 140 | 83 | 57 | 117 | 295 | — | 4 | — | 127 | 40 | 55 | 103 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 645 | 471 | 319 | 471 | 599 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 471 | 471 | 319 | 319 | 599 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 542 | 542 | 599 |
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