
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (18 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 7PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 32 | 20 | 32 | 42 | 111 | 43 | 74 | 64 | 29 | 25 | 31 | 67 | 148 | 109 | 76 | 78 | 31 | 41 | 66 | 71 | 168 | 51 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:03PM0.81m | 11:25AM1.07m | 11:59PM0.79m | 12:11PM1.01m | 00:59AM0.77m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12PM0.13m | 4:54AM0.16m | 6:02PM0.16m | 5:44AM0.25m | 6:53PM0.19m | 6:39AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
— | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 36 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 18 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
22 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 43 | 35 | 30 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 68 | 44 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 68 | 51 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 7 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | SE 11 |
14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 | — | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
— | 32 | 20 | 32 | 42 | 111 | — | 74 | 64 | 29 | 25 | 31 | 67 | 148 | 109 | 76 | 78 | — | 41 | 66 | 71 | 168 | 4 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 645 | 645 | 645 | 542 | 12 | 557 | 12 | 12 | 1192 | 599 | 599 | 471 | 599 | 599 | 1417 | 1417 | 1417 | 638 | 112 | 599 | 12 | 32 | 32 |
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