
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 6AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Mon morning, min 29°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 7 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 51 | 74 | 175 | 62 | 49 | 81 | 44 | 39 | 60 | 226 | 82 | 61 | 43 | 70 | 34 | 25 | 34 | 94 | 192 | 54 | 56 | 117 | 59 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:22AM1.00m | 6:21PM0.78m | 7:17AM1.06m | 7:23PM0.82m | 8:07AM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:33PM0.11m | 12:48PM0.27m | 00:35AM0.07m | 1:45PM0.20m | 1:31AM0.04m | 2:36PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 30 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 37 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | S 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 13 |
17 | — | 5 | 80 | 62 | 49 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 110 | 82 | 61 | 43 | 26 | — | 12 | 18 | — | 82 | 54 | 56 | 36 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | ESE 9 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 13 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 16 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | S 14 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | W 2 | WNW 3 | S 7 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | W 2 | — | S 7 | SSE 6 |
28 | 51 | 74 | 175 | — | — | 81 | 44 | 39 | 60 | 226 | — | 2 | 3 | 70 | 34 | 25 | 34 | 94 | 192 | 1 | — | 117 | 59 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 542 | 542 | 542 | 557 | 12 | 32 | 12 | 542 | 631 | 542 | 542 | 12 | 112 | 32 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 542 | 542 | 32 | 12 | 471 | 319 |
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