
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 5AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
27 | 38 | 223 | 156 | 71 | 43 | 43 | 93 | 154 | 86 | 41 | 53 | 161 | 44 | 43 | 254 | 44 | 49 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:30PM0.79m | 6:53AM1.03m | 7:19PM0.88m | 7:34AM1.08m | 8:01PM0.96m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:29AM0.19m | 1:22PM0.14m | 1:17AM0.15m | 1:59PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
19 | 18 | 53 | 67 | 71 | 43 | 43 | 93 | 99 | 86 | 41 | 41 | 55 | 44 | 43 | 48 | 44 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 19 | E 19 | SE 8 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 16 | SE 9 | SE 15 | ESE 15 |
7 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 43 | 44 | 9 | 42 | 9 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | — | E 18 | — | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | SE 15 | — | — |
7 | — | 6 | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | 9 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 |
27 | 38 | 223 | 156 | — | — | — | — | 154 | 31 | 22 | 53 | 161 | — | 38 | 254 | 35 | 49 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 319 | 319 | 12 | 471 | 12 | 32 | 1192 | 645 | 631 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 12 | 12 | 645 | 471 | 471 | 32 |
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