
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 4AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed night, min 27°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 26 | 27 | 40 | 27 | 39 | 52 | 63 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:18PM0.97m | 10:15AM0.76m | 10:52PM0.91m | 10:45AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35AM0.25m | 4:18PM0.16m | 5:11AM0.30m | 4:49PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | E 12 | NE 5 | SE 12 | NE 5 | — |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 17 | SE 16 | E 16 | SE 4 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | NE 5 | — | SE 12 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 |
11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 8 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 |
— | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 27 | 39 | 52 | 63 | 42 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 599 | 599 | 319 | 542 | 542 | 542 | 542 | 542 | 542 | 557 | 471 | 557 | 319 | 319 | 1192 | 471 | 471 | 319 |
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