Akkarai Beach surfForecast / Tamil Nadu / India

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 IST
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Akkarai Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Akkarai Beach sea temperature is
29.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 3PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (26 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (26 May)6ft (1.8m)7s

Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 37°C on Thu morning, min 28°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
7
1.2
S
7
0.7
SE
6
1.1
SSE
5
1.7
S
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.9
S
7
1.6
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SE
7
1.2
S
7
0.8
SSE
6
1.4
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.6
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
1.2
S
7
0.9
SSE
6
1.3
S
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.9
S
7
1
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
139
40
62
248
142
347
269
90
71
147
45
171
303
349
276
88
61
139
58
150
140
389
108
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
S
25
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
5
WSW
15
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
15
W
15
SSE
35
SSE
15
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
NE
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:47PM0.80m
5:54AM0.87m
5:37PM0.79m
6:33AM0.92m
6:20PM0.77m
Low Tide
11:04AM0.41m
11:20PM0.23m
12:02PM0.38m
11:59PM0.20m
12:49PM0.34m
00:34AM0.17m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
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5:41
5:41
5:41
5:41
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6:29
6:30
6:30
6:30
1
1
Temp °C
31
34
33
31
31
30
30
30
33
36
35
30
29
30
29
29
33
37
35
31
30
30
29
28
32
37
33
33
32
32
30
32
33
38
37
30
31
31
30
33
32
39
37
31
29
27
29
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.4
SE
8
1.1
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
1.1
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
1
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
Energy kJ
70
56
15
91
153
116
90
71
49
85
151
138
111
88
61
56
71
144
108
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
7
1.2
S
7
0.7
SE
6
1.1
SSE
5
1.7
S
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.9
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.2
S
7
0.8
SSE
6
1.4
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.2
S
7
0.9
SSE
6
1.3
S
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.9
S
7
Energy kJ
183
139
40
62
248
142
347
269
147
45
171
303
349
276
139
58
150
140
389
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
4
3
2
Distance (km)
599
112
1366
1366
2230
614
112
12
112
12
2053
689
689
471
631
12
112
12
1366
1366
12
2107
112
32
Best forecast wave conditions in Tamil Nadu
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in India
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
9
9
9
5
6
7
6
7
7
9
6
9
6
9
9
9
8
7
9
7
7
6
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