
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 12PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
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 Sat afternoon, min 28°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
119 | 109 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 109 | 37 | 30 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 37 | 50 | 143 | 60 | 49 | 33 | 48 | 27 | 24 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:19AM0.84m | 1:59PM0.73m | 3:45AM0.85m | 3:33PM0.69m | 5:08AM0.89m | 5:09PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23AM0.42m | 8:38PM0.20m | 10:08AM0.42m | 10:04PM0.21m | 11:42AM0.35m | 11:26PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 37 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 37 | 30 | 30 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SE 20 | SE 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
34 | 44 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 37 | 30 | 23 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 21 | SE 21 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 20 | SSE 12 | SE 19 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 19 | SE 20 | SE 20 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 9 | S 19 | — | S 20 | — | S 21 | — | SE 21 | SE 20 | SE 20 | — | SSE 19 | SE 19 | SE 19 | SE 19 | SE 19 | SE 19 | — | SE 19 | — | SE 20 |
— | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | 8 | — | 9 | — | 17 | 16 | 16 | — | 37 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | 15 | — | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | — | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | S 5 | S 4 | — | SSW 6 | — | — | W 2 | WNW 2 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | — | — | NW 3 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
119 | 109 | — | 2 | 2 | 13 | 24 | — | 109 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 18 | 37 | 50 | 143 | — | — | 2 | 48 | 27 | 24 | 43 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 471 | 631 | 631 | 631 | 631 | 471 | 32 | 542 | 631 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 1417 | 542 | 471 | 471 |
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