
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 12PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 35°C on Thu afternoon, min 28°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 19 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 42 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 24 | 78 | 64 | 42 | 33 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 125 | 37 | 29 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 37 | 108 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:09AM0.87m | 12:51PM0.81m | 2:19AM0.84m | 1:59PM0.73m | 3:45AM0.85m | 3:33PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04AM0.38m | 7:27PM0.17m | 8:23AM0.42m | 8:38PM0.20m | 10:08AM0.42m | 10:04PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 38 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 37 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 6 |
3 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 64 | 42 | 33 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 53 | 37 | 29 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 69 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 22 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | S 21 | S 21 | SE 21 | SE 21 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 12 |
— | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 8 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | — | — | — | — | SE 20 | SE 20 | — | SSE 19 | SE 19 |
— | — | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | — | 37 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 6 | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 |
23 | 42 | — | — | — | 14 | 24 | 78 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 33 | 125 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 17 | 22 | 108 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 471 | 32 | 631 | 689 | 2363 | 689 | 471 | 471 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 471 | 689 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 542 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 631 | 319 | 319 | 319 |
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