
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 12PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
104 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 47 | 47 | 38 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 53 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:15AM1.05m | 8:47PM1.08m | 8:48AM1.04m | 9:22PM1.10m | 9:22AM1.00m | 10:00PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16AM0.15m | 2:32PM0.02m | 2:53AM0.13m | 3:03PM-0.01m | 3:30AM0.14m | 3:37PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 |
40 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 47 | 47 | 38 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 53 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | S 21 | S 5 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 |
— | 16 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | — | — | — | E 2 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | — | — |
104 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 471 | 32 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 112 | 319 | 32 | 32 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 631 | 1417 | 645 | 631 | 319 |
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