Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 11PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 34°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 28 | 48 | 89 | 40 | 85 | 49 | 43 | 36 | 170 | 129 | 96 | 67 | 66 | 53 | 119 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:01PM0.99m | 10:56AM0.93m | 11:46PM0.94m | 11:36AM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:40PM0.05m | 5:03AM0.24m | 5:17PM0.09m | 5:49AM0.30m | 6:00PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | — | SE 8 |
1 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 43 | 40 | 34 | 17 | 21 | 29 | 94 | — | 96 | 67 | 54 | 13 | — | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 7 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 5 |
22 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 28 | 48 | 89 | — | 85 | 49 | 43 | 36 | 170 | 129 | — | — | 66 | 53 | 119 | 36 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1417 | 631 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 542 | 112 | 32 | 1192 | 319 | 319 | 471 | 471 | 112 | 12 | 12 | 1191 | 471 | 319 | 471 |
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