
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 11AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
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 31°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:59AM0.94m | 10:41PM1.04m | 10:39AM0.87m | 11:27PM0.97m | 11:25AM0.78m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09AM0.16m | 4:13PM0.03m | 4:53AM0.21m | 4:53PM0.09m | 5:43AM0.28m | 5:39PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 |
9 | 9 | — | — | — | 20 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | SE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | ESE 2 | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | — | — | 15 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 599 | 112 | 542 | 633 | 1350 | 666 | 645 | 599 | 542 | 542 | 557 | 633 | 1350 | 666 | 666 | 599 | 542 | 542 | 542 | 666 | 767 | 617 | 599 | 599 |
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