
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 11AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 34°C on Fri morning, min 28°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 54 | 62 | 82 | 76 | 24 | 43 | 74 | 87 | 135 | 184 | 159 | 138 | 47 | 33 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:45AM0.82m | 11:26PM0.88m | 11:14AM0.73m | 00:06AM0.81m | 11:45AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59AM0.26m | 4:57PM0.17m | 5:35AM0.33m | 5:26PM0.23m | 6:17AM0.39m | 6:01PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 36 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 37 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | S 18 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 34 | 43 | 31 | 11 | 6 | — | — | 135 | 68 | 51 | 51 | 17 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 |
2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 54 | 62 | 82 | 76 | 24 | 43 | 74 | 87 | 80 | 184 | 159 | 138 | 47 | 33 | 39 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 599 | 471 | 542 | 645 | 689 | 645 | 645 | 617 | 599 | 599 | 599 | 112 | 1417 | 645 | 631 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 112 | 12 | 969 | 471 | 319 | 471 |
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