
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 1PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Thu morning, min 28°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | 82 | 107 | 198 | 76 | 154 | 138 | 60 | 56 | 77 | 160 | 294 | 76 | 54 | 52 | 49 | 84 | 43 | 99 | 46 | 49 | 39 | 26 | 49 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | off | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:11PM0.88m | 9:37AM1.17m | 9:59PM0.89m | 10:18AM1.15m | 10:46PM0.89m | 10:57AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09AM0.05m | 4:07PM0.07m | 3:54AM0.10m | 4:49PM0.08m | 4:38AM0.16m | 5:29PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 30 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 36 | 35 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | ESE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
5 | 7 | 5 | 91 | 76 | 54 | 52 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 117 | 76 | 54 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 10 | 55 | 46 | 49 | 39 | 26 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 11 | E 13 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | SE 11 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | WNW 3 |
7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 18 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | NW 3 | S 6 |
61 | 82 | 107 | 198 | — | 154 | 138 | 60 | 56 | 77 | 160 | 294 | — | — | 52 | 49 | 84 | 43 | 99 | — | — | — | 2 | 49 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 631 | 614 | 599 | 542 | 471 | 12 | 319 | 471 | 319 | 471 | 471 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 471 | 542 | 319 | 319 | 112 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 319 | 319 |
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