
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 5PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 35°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 32 | 14 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 13 | 58 | 15 | 31 | 18 | 29 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 64 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 2:30PM0.54m | 4:22AM0.73m | 4:44PM0.58m | 5:27AM0.80m | 5:48PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47AM0.47m | 8:43PM0.39m | 11:29AM0.42m | 10:36PM0.37m | 12:10PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Feels °C | 29 | 34 | 35 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 35 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 |
21 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 13 | 22 | 15 | 31 | 18 | 29 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 19 | S 19 | — | W 3 | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | E 8 |
8 | — | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 11 | — | SE 9 | — | — | S 20 | — | — | NW 4 | S 19 | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | S 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | S 8 | SSW 2 | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | W 2 | WSW 2 | S 5 | SSE 5 |
— | — | — | — | 11 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 58 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 33 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 319 | 689 | 1417 | 666 | 599 | 599 | 319 | 319 | 32 | 32 | 690 | 666 | 12 | 471 | 32 | 471 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 631 | 631 | 471 |
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