
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 11AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 34°C on Sun afternoon, min 28°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
117 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 49 | 18 | 21 | 42 | 77 | 132 | 49 | 36 | 51 | 29 | 25 | 60 | 79 | 175 | 60 | 40 | 100 | 32 | 25 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:32PM0.87m | 11:35AM1.02m | 00:19AM0.85m | 12:12PM0.92m | 1:08AM0.82m | 12:51PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21AM0.24m | 6:08PM0.15m | 6:06AM0.32m | 6:46PM0.20m | 6:56AM0.39m | 7:26PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
13 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 58 | 49 | 36 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 32 | — | 71 | 60 | 40 | 39 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | SE 9 | — | S 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | — | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 |
12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | — | 6 | 13 | 13 | — | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 20 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SE 18 | — | — | — |
— | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | WNW 2 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
117 | — | — | — | 49 | 18 | 21 | 42 | 77 | 132 | — | — | 51 | 29 | 25 | 60 | 79 | 175 | — | 1 | 100 | 32 | 25 | 33 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 631 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 1191 | 1191 | 599 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 1192 | 645 | 319 | 471 | 471 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 969 | 631 | 599 | 542 |
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