
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 1PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | 40 | 70 | 30 | 24 | 25 | 33 | 45 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 50 | 144 | 127 | 78 | 62 | 43 | 60 | 105 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:45AM0.65m | 1:01AM0.74m | 12:32PM0.58m | 2:34AM0.70m | 2:30PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17AM0.39m | 6:01PM0.29m | 7:24AM0.46m | 6:55PM0.35m | 9:47AM0.47m | 8:43PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 6 |
51 | 40 | 70 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 45 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 10 | — | 74 | 52 | 42 | 25 | — | 8 | 60 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | WSW 2 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 |
— | — | 38 | 30 | 24 | 25 | 33 | — | 1 | — | — | 22 | 24 | 21 | 50 | 144 | 127 | 78 | 62 | 43 | 60 | 105 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 1418 | 1417 | 112 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 32 | 32 | 112 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 112 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 32 |
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