
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 4AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 34°C on Sun morning, min 28°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | 47 | 175 | 60 | 33 | 20 | 48 | 18 | 31 | 80 | 117 | 187 | 51 | 124 | 126 | 49 | 46 | 66 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:08AM0.89m | 5:09PM0.70m | 6:15AM0.97m | 6:25PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04PM0.21m | 11:42AM0.35m | 11:26PM0.18m | 12:48PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
21 | 5 | 68 | 60 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 73 | 51 | 52 | 40 | 4 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 20 | SE 19 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 19 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 20 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 |
15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 19 | SE 19 | SE 19 | SE 19 | SE 19 | — | — | S 20 | SE 20 | — | SE 19 | SE 19 | SE 19 | SE 19 | — | S 26 | — |
— | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | — | 7 | 15 | — | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | 13 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | — | W 2 | WNW 3 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
11 | 47 | 175 | — | 1 | 1 | 48 | 17 | 31 | 80 | 117 | 187 | — | 124 | 126 | 49 | 46 | 66 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 542 | 319 | 319 | 32 | 542 | 32 | 689 | 689 | 319 | 471 | 471 | 112 | 12 | 12 | 1191 | 542 | 471 | 471 |
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