
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 3AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 34°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
111 | 182 | 61 | 65 | 44 | 36 | 26 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 40 | 17 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:46PM0.89m | 10:57AM1.09m | 11:32PM0.87m | 11:35AM1.02m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38AM0.16m | 5:29PM0.11m | 5:21AM0.24m | 6:08PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 30 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
44 | 47 | 61 | 65 | 44 | 36 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 8 |
15 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | WNW 3 | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 6 | WNW 2 | — | W 2 | W 3 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 |
111 | 182 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 17 | 30 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 32 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 542 | 542 | 666 | 542 | 542 | 32 | 542 | 32 | 666 | 645 | 319 | 542 |
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