
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 6PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 34°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | 39 | 111 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 47 | 102 | 132 | 51 | 107 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 52 | 66 | 91 | 38 | 68 | 44 | 41 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:51PM0.82m | 2:04AM0.79m | 1:36PM0.73m | 3:11AM0.76m | 2:36PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:56AM0.39m | 7:26PM0.25m | 7:57AM0.45m | 8:13PM0.28m | 9:22AM0.48m | 9:13PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 31 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Feels °C | 31 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 18 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 7 | SE 8 |
49 | 39 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 56 | 49 | 51 | 40 | — | — | 41 | 32 | 28 | 43 | 38 | 37 | — | 14 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 8 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | — | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | — | — | S 16 | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
13 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
— | — | 111 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 47 | 102 | 132 | — | 107 | 49 | 46 | — | 52 | 66 | 91 | — | 68 | 44 | 41 | 69 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 32 | 1191 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 12 | 12 | 633 | 1191 | 645 | 471 | 319 | 557 | 471 | 112 | 112 | 1192 | 1192 | 666 | 12 |
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