
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 1AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 33°C on Fri morning, min 28°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 8 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
91 | 100 | 121 | 94 | 181 | 59 | 40 | 35 | 75 | 69 | 37 | 116 | 153 | 58 | 40 | 39 | 54 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:41AM0.88m | 12:28PM0.75m | 1:55AM0.83m | 1:49PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00PM0.14m | 6:48AM0.36m | 6:56PM0.20m | 8:17AM0.41m | 8:18PM0.26m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 37 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 11 | SE 8 |
— | 100 | 66 | — | 71 | 59 | 40 | 3 | — | — | 11 | 53 | 60 | 58 | 40 | — | 5 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | SE 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
91 | — | 121 | 94 | 181 | — | — | 35 | 75 | 69 | 37 | 116 | 153 | — | — | 39 | 54 | 50 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 319 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 12 | 32 | 1191 | 666 | 471 | 471 | 599 | 471 | 12 | 12 | 666 | 645 | 471 | 319 |
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