
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 12PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:22AM1.00m | 10:00PM1.08m | 9:59AM0.94m | 10:41PM1.04m | 10:39AM0.87m | 11:27PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:30AM0.14m | 3:37PM-0.01m | 4:09AM0.16m | 4:13PM0.03m | 4:53AM0.21m | 4:53PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | S 6 | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — |
— | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | ESE 2 | — | — |
4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 15 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 471 | 471 | 319 | 631 | 1417 | 645 | 599 | 599 | 542 | 112 | 542 | 633 | 1350 | 666 | 638 | 542 | 542 | 542 | 557 | 666 | 696 | 666 | 599 | 599 |
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