
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 5PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 36°C on Wed afternoon, min 29°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
88 | 192 | 365 | 80 | 146 | 250 | 187 | 116 | 163 | 120 | 67 | 49 | 160 | 243 | 143 | 93 | 94 | 122 | 51 | 81 | 227 | 270 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:48AM0.95m | 7:48PM0.73m | 8:21AM1.00m | 8:25PM0.78m | 8:52AM1.04m | 9:00PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16PM0.26m | 1:48AM0.16m | 2:47PM0.22m | 2:23AM0.14m | 3:16PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 31 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Feels °C | 29 | 33 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 28 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | — |
88 | 192 | 167 | 80 | 67 | — | 187 | 116 | 163 | 120 | 67 | 49 | 26 | — | 143 | 93 | 82 | 122 | 51 | 40 | 29 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
80 | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 51 | 142 | 117 | 17 | — | — | — | 27 | 27 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | SSE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
— | 1 | 365 | 53 | 146 | 250 | — | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 160 | 243 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 81 | 227 | 270 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 689 | 112 | 631 | 645 | 633 | 633 | 12 | 32 | 689 | 114 | 645 | 471 | 1417 | 1417 | 1417 | 32 | 112 | 1417 | 1417 | 1447 | 471 | 1417 |
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