
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 3AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 34°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the NNE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
44 | 62 | 109 | 187 | 173 | 109 | 38 | 43 | 36 | 74 | 108 | 94 | 88 | 63 | 58 | 47 | 38 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:01AM0.88m | 5:25PM0.70m | 6:04AM0.96m | 6:30PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:02PM0.28m | 11:44AM0.32m | 11:27PM0.24m | 12:39PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 36 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | — | SE 9 | — | — | SE 18 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | E 17 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
11 | 2 | 11 | 97 | 85 | 51 | 10 | — | 3 | — | — | 12 | 88 | 63 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 21 | SSE 10 | S 20 | SE 19 | E 20 | — | — | — | SE 18 | E 18 | SE 17 | E 16 | E 19 | E 19 |
— | — | — | — | 9 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 7 | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | S 16 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 5 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 |
44 | 62 | 109 | 187 | 173 | 109 | 38 | 43 | 36 | 74 | 108 | 94 | — | — | 58 | 47 | 38 | 45 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 319 | 319 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 767 | 1191 | 666 | 638 | 471 | 599 | 599 | 12 | 645 | 1191 | 666 | 319 | 471 |
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