
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (21 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 7PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
47 | 49 | 47 | 124 | 44 | 45 | 35 | 35 | 52 | 52 | 33 | 94 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 46 | 85 | 54 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:09PM0.70m | 5:09AM0.84m | 5:54PM0.81m | 5:50AM0.89m | 6:33PM0.92m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57PM0.38m | 11:42AM0.26m | 11:50PM0.33m | 12:15PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 44 | 45 | 35 | 35 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
— | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 23 | — | — | S 22 |
6 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 11 | — | — | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
47 | 49 | 47 | 124 | — | — | — | 3 | 52 | 52 | 33 | 94 | — | — | — | 1 | 46 | 85 | 54 | 51 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 542 | 542 | 689 | 617 | 599 | 557 | 32 | 599 | 542 | 542 | 542 | 542 | 599 | 12 | 32 | 614 | 319 | 542 | 689 | 319 |
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