
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 4PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 23 | 53 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 27 | 96 | 41 | 33 | 49 | 19 | 18 | 33 | 22 | 80 | 86 | 31 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:32PM0.58m | 2:34AM0.70m | 2:30PM0.54m | 4:22AM0.73m | 4:44PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24AM0.46m | 6:55PM0.35m | 9:47AM0.47m | 8:43PM0.39m | 11:29AM0.42m | 10:36PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 37 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
21 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 48 | 41 | 33 | 25 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 33 | 35 | 31 | 22 | 13 | 27 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | — |
— | — | — | 17 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | S 4 | S 4 |
— | — | 53 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 27 | 96 | — | — | 49 | 19 | — | 33 | 22 | 80 | 86 | — | — | 25 | 10 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 666 | 1366 | 319 | 112 | 542 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 319 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 542 | 112 | 112 | 32 | 32 | 666 | 471 | 32 |
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