
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 8AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 35°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
66 | 64 | 162 | 66 | 146 | 60 | 56 | 80 | 125 | 198 | 78 | 57 | 166 | 58 | 94 | 65 | 73 | 175 | 199 | 205 | 161 | 69 | 56 | 82 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:54AM1.16m | 9:11PM0.88m | 9:37AM1.17m | 9:59PM0.89m | 10:18AM1.15m | 10:46PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22AM0.04m | 3:22PM0.09m | 3:09AM0.05m | 4:07PM0.07m | 3:54AM0.10m | 4:49PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 36 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | E 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 12 | SSE 6 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
6 | 6 | 75 | 66 | 56 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 91 | 78 | 57 | 56 | 6 | 53 | 5 | 5 | 80 | 85 | 74 | 63 | 69 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SSE 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — |
— | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | 25 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | — | — | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | SE 6 | SSE 6 |
66 | 64 | 162 | — | 146 | 60 | 56 | 80 | 125 | 198 | — | — | 166 | 58 | 94 | 65 | 73 | 175 | 199 | 205 | 161 | — | 56 | 82 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 542 | 471 | 542 | 12 | 471 | 471 | 631 | 645 | 542 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 471 | 471 | 319 | 319 | 471 | 471 | 12 | 12 | 645 | 471 | 599 | 319 |
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