
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 10PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 6 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 13 | 21 | 43 | 262 | 99 | 73 | 66 | 51 | 28 | 52 | 53 | 73 | 86 | 96 | 72 | 64 | 218 | 220 | 239 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:48PM0.66m | 6:08AM0.87m | 6:30PM0.76m | 6:42AM0.94m | 7:05PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:10PM0.36m | 11:40PM0.32m | 12:39PM0.28m | 00:25AM0.27m | 1:06PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 34 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
Feels °C | 35 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
16 | 13 | 10 | — | 100 | 99 | 73 | 66 | 51 | 28 | 52 | 53 | 73 | 86 | 96 | 72 | 64 | 96 | 82 | 116 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | NE 8 | SE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 20 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSE 8 | S 6 | SSE 7 |
— | — | 21 | 43 | 262 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 218 | 220 | 239 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 112 | 631 | 645 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 112 | 638 | 112 | 112 | 666 | 12 | 666 |
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