Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 2PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 35°C on Sun morning, min 28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 34 | 89 | 46 | 74 | 117 | 166 | 311 | 83 | 61 | 155 | 47 | 43 | 94 | 140 | 263 | 74 | 42 | 42 | 38 | 34 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:23AM1.06m | 10:57PM0.95m | 10:55AM0.98m | 11:34PM0.91m | 11:26AM0.88m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46PM0.08m | 4:53AM0.22m | 5:17PM0.13m | 5:31AM0.29m | 5:48PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 49 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 55 | 132 | 83 | 61 | 38 | 42 | 40 | 29 | 18 | 93 | 74 | 42 | 26 | 35 | 34 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 17 | 27 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 50 | 20 | 42 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 19 | 18 | 27 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | — | — | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | — | WNW 2 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 89 | 46 | 74 | 117 | 166 | 311 | — | — | 155 | 47 | 43 | 94 | 140 | 263 | — | 1 | 42 | 38 | 30 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 471 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 471 | 319 | 319 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 12 | 12 | 631 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 12 | 12 | 631 | 471 |
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