Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 10PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 34°C on Mon morning, min 28°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
71 | 30 | 24 | 62 | 193 | 73 | 49 | 39 | 62 | 34 | 39 | 16 | 34 | 52 | 37 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:46PM1.01m | 9:48AM1.05m | 10:22PM1.01m | 10:20AM1.00m | 11:01PM0.99m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38PM0.06m | 3:46AM0.16m | 4:08PM0.05m | 4:23AM0.19m | 4:40PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 33 | 36 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | — | SE 8 | N 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 8 |
30 | — | 16 | 2 | 87 | 73 | 49 | 39 | 25 | — | 22 | 10 | 21 | 38 | 37 | 28 | — | 10 | 6 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | SE 8 | N 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 9 | — | SE 8 | — |
— | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 9 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 9 | — | 20 | — | 11 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | SE 8 | — | S 10 | — | — | SE 8 | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | 10 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | S 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 |
71 | 30 | 24 | 62 | 193 | — | 2 | 2 | 62 | 34 | 39 | 16 | 34 | 52 | — | — | 25 | 26 | 10 | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 319 | 631 | 471 | 319 | 12 | 112 | 32 | 631 | 557 | 319 | 471 | 542 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 631 | 471 | 319 | 471 |
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