
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 4AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
110 | 110 | 240 | 46 | 37 | 71 | 58 | 38 | 45 | 40 | 77 | 116 | 106 | 134 | 54 | 69 | 112 | 125 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:01PM0.96m | 8:10AM1.11m | 8:39PM1.01m | 8:45AM1.09m | 9:14PM1.04m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00AM0.12m | 2:33PM0.04m | 2:39AM0.12m | 3:04PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 31 | 33 | 25 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SSE 6 |
21 | 110 | 113 | 46 | 33 | 46 | 32 | 29 | 21 | 39 | 14 | 27 | 17 | 78 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 111 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 14 | SE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | — | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | SE 12 |
— | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 40 | 18 | 18 | — | — | 17 | 16 | — | — | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | ESE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
110 | — | 240 | 21 | 37 | 71 | 58 | 38 | 45 | 40 | 77 | 116 | 106 | 134 | 54 | 69 | 112 | 125 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 319 | 319 | 12 | 471 | 112 | 319 | 319 | 631 | 319 | 471 | 631 | 319 | 319 | 1366 | 1366 | 1366 | 319 | 319 |
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