
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 11AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Wed afternoon, min 29°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 29 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 40 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 35 | 46 | 80 | 112 | 37 | 29 | 43 | 17 | 20 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:15AM0.80m | 3:46PM0.72m | 5:12AM0.83m | 4:48PM0.68m | 6:01AM0.86m | 5:45PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20AM0.46m | 10:21PM0.27m | 11:32AM0.43m | 11:11PM0.25m | 12:29PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 37 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | ESE 8 |
28 | 29 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 55 | 37 | 29 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | — | — | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 8 | SE 10 |
13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 14 | — | — | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | WNW 2 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | W 2 | WNW 3 | S 6 | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 8 | 11 | 40 | — | 1 | — | 24 | 35 | 46 | 80 | 112 | 1 | 1 | 43 | — | 12 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 542 | 542 | 542 | 32 | 12 | 112 | 32 | 1192 | 542 | 542 | 542 | 542 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 690 | 666 | 542 | 542 |
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