Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 10PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 34°C on Mon afternoon, min 28°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 55 | 41 | 31 | 22 | 32 | 27 | 23 | 30 | 105 | 40 | 28 | 59 | 33 | 39 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:22PM1.01m | 10:20AM1.00m | 11:01PM0.99m | 10:56AM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08PM0.05m | 4:23AM0.19m | 4:40PM0.05m | 5:03AM0.24m | 5:17PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 34 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 36 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 36 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | N 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
20 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 41 | 31 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 40 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 18 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | — |
1 | — | 9 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 11 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 8 | 7 | 11 | 3 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 10 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | S 9 | N 4 | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — |
7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | WNW 2 | S 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | — | WNW 2 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
— | 16 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 55 | — | 1 | 13 | 32 | 27 | 23 | 30 | 105 | — | 1 | 59 | 33 | 39 | 46 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 631 | 319 | 319 | 542 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 631 | 319 | 319 | 471 | 542 | 542 | 32 | 32 | 1192 | 1192 | 471 | 471 |
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