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Akkarai Beach surfForecast / Tamil Nadu / India
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Akkarai Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Akkarai Beach sea temperature is
29.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 7AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 6 | E 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 8 | E 5 | SE 8 | E 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | |
16 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 13 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 4:32AM0.77m | 4:23PM0.86m | 5:29AM0.88m | 5:17PM0.89m | 6:17AM0.98m | 6:07PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21AM0.40m | 11:00PM0.20m | 11:27AM0.35m | 11:46PM0.12m | 12:23PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 5 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 5 |
 kJ | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 5 | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 20 | 20 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 3 | SSW 2 | S 6 | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 21 | 21 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 23 | — | — | 18 | 25 | 13 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 542 | 542 | 542 | 542 | 1308 | 1342 | 666 | 689 | 599 | 633 | 633 | 689 | 689 | 689 | 691 | 542 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 542 | 689 | 689 | 689 | 689 |
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