
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 5AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Tue morning, min 28°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
27 | 60 | 100 | 87 | 163 | 51 | 39 | 32 | 36 | 53 | 107 | 229 | 88 | 67 | 32 | 88 | 154 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:04AM0.96m | 6:30PM0.79m | 6:53AM1.03m | 7:19PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:27PM0.24m | 12:39PM0.23m | 00:29AM0.19m | 1:22PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | SE 18 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 18 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 17 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
11 | — | — | 12 | 69 | 51 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 97 | 88 | 67 | 26 | 12 | 84 | 53 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 20 | S 19 | — | — | SE 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | SE 7 | E 19 | — | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 8 | — | SE 17 | SE 16 |
7 | 7 | — | — | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 32 | — | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | E 19 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 18 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 5 |
27 | 60 | 100 | 87 | 163 | — | 39 | 32 | 36 | 53 | 107 | 229 | — | — | — | 88 | 154 | 26 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 645 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 12 | 1191 | 666 | 319 | 319 | 471 | 471 | 12 | 12 | 1366 | 1417 | 471 | 319 |
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