
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 4AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:35AM0.75m | 2:01PM0.56m | 3:05AM0.75m | 4:01PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14PM0.35m | 8:37AM0.44m | 7:44PM0.41m | 10:13AM0.41m | 9:39PM0.42m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | — | — | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 |
2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 19 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | SE 19 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | S 18 |
5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
— | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 31 | 33 | — | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 599 | 319 | 542 | 542 | 542 | 542 | 1191 | 666 | 557 | 542 | 542 | 542 | 542 | 737 | 1191 | 666 | 666 | 614 |
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