Akkarai Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.90° N 80.25° E

Akkarai Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Akkarai Beach sea temperature is
28.8° C
0.1° 

Akkarai Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
7
1.5
S
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.8
S
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
182
61
65
44
36
26
13
14
14
12
13
20
15
16
40
17
30
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
Wind State
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
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5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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