Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 6PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 34°C on Mon morning, min 28°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | 51 | 45 | 53 | 126 | 122 | 226 | 96 | 83 | 89 | 50 | 49 | 225 | 180 | 176 | 330 | 96 | 59 | 38 | 50 | 65 | 127 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:02PM0.57m | 6:08AM0.81m | 6:09PM0.63m | 6:49AM0.88m | 6:54PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:04PM0.43m | 11:10PM0.32m | 12:48PM0.36m | 00:08AM0.27m | 1:20PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 18 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 8 | — |
62 | 51 | 5 | 4 | 58 | — | 114 | 96 | 83 | 59 | 6 | 14 | 85 | — | — | 132 | 96 | 59 | 38 | — | 28 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 12 | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | — | — | — | — |
5 | 5 | — | — | 15 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 19 | E 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | — | — | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | — | W 3 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
— | — | 45 | 53 | 126 | 122 | 226 | — | — | 89 | 50 | 49 | 225 | 180 | 176 | 330 | — | 1 | — | 50 | 65 | 127 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 12 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 631 | 32 | 112 | 668 | 645 | 645 | 645 | 319 | 633 | 12 | 32 | 12 | 645 | 471 | 631 | 631 |
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