
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 11PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | S 19 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 30 | 24 | 31 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 45 | 47 | 226 | 81 | 69 | 50 | 47 | 21 | 46 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:44PM0.58m | 5:27AM0.80m | 5:48PM0.66m | 6:08AM0.87m | 6:30PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36PM0.37m | 12:10PM0.36m | 11:40PM0.32m | 12:39PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 11 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 17 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | N 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
7 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 31 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 1 | 85 | 81 | 69 | 50 | 47 | 21 | 46 | 46 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | — | SE 10 | — | — | W 3 | — | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 19 | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | E 7 | N 6 | SE 9 | N 6 | N 6 |
— | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | — | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 |
14 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 45 | 47 | 226 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 319 | 1417 | 631 | 471 | 631 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 471 | 112 | 12 | 32 | 645 | 633 | 112 | 32 | 32 |
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