Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 8PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 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 Fri morning, min 28°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
79 | 33 | 46 | 94 | 141 | 279 | 65 | 44 | 103 | 46 | 77 | 176 | 408 | 210 | 59 | 49 | 111 | 64 | 33 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:05PM0.86m | 8:21AM1.06m | 8:39PM0.93m | 8:49AM1.08m | 9:12PM0.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15PM0.18m | 2:03AM0.15m | 2:42PM0.13m | 2:37AM0.14m | 3:09PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | N 5 | N 5 | SE 8 |
27 | 24 | — | — | — | 113 | 65 | 44 | 37 | — | — | — | 176 | 96 | 59 | 49 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | W 2 | — | S 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | W 2 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
79 | 33 | 46 | 94 | 141 | 279 | 1 | — | 103 | 46 | 77 | 176 | 408 | 210 | 1 | — | 111 | 64 | 33 | 52 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 631 | 319 | 319 | 471 | 614 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 631 | 471 | 319 | 471 | 599 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 471 | 471 | 319 | 471 |
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