Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 2PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 34°C on Fri morning, min 29°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 6 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 19 | SE 19 | SE 6 | SE 11 | ESE 18 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | 42 | 208 | 37 | 32 | 121 | 235 | 62 | 58 | 43 | 32 | 32 | 78 | 113 | 206 | 69 | 54 | 40 | 27 | 35 | 50 | 135 | |
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-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:14AM1.16m | 9:40PM0.97m | 9:49AM1.13m | 10:19PM0.97m | 10:23AM1.06m | 10:57PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39PM0.04m | 3:36AM0.11m | 4:14PM0.05m | 4:15AM0.16m | 4:46PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 33 | 37 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
54 | 42 | 26 | 37 | 27 | 17 | 95 | 62 | 52 | 43 | 26 | 18 | 29 | 18 | 87 | 69 | 54 | 40 | 21 | 16 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 21 | SE 21 | SE 20 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | SE 18 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 15 | — |
16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 27 | 8 | 8 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 23 | SE 22 | — | — | — | — | ESE 20 | SE 19 | SE 19 | ESE 19 | ESE 18 | — | — | — | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | — | — |
21 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 59 | 58 | 34 | 32 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | WNW 3 | S 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
1 | 1 | 208 | 20 | 32 | 121 | 235 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 78 | 113 | 206 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 50 | 135 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 471 | 471 | 319 | 471 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 645 | 471 | 319 | 471 | 319 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 112 | 631 | 471 | 471 |
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