
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (26 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 9PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Mon afternoon, min 29°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
108 | 298 | 147 | 172 | 289 | 166 | 287 | 220 | 216 | 216 | 106 | 181 | 345 | 109 | 217 | 188 | 167 | 245 | 193 | 241 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:20PM0.63m | 7:11AM0.89m | 7:07PM0.68m | 7:48AM0.95m | 7:48PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05PM0.36m | 00:25AM0.23m | 1:42PM0.31m | 1:09AM0.19m | 2:16PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 34 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
Feels °C | 35 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 29 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | SE 11 |
43 | — | 147 | 172 | 141 | 78 | 287 | 220 | 216 | — | 106 | 69 | 170 | 109 | 217 | 188 | 167 | — | — | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
108 | — | — | — | 119 | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | 68 | 67 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | W 2 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
— | 298 | 42 | 110 | 289 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 216 | 62 | 181 | 345 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 245 | 193 | 241 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 631 | 471 | 471 | 542 | 471 | 12 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 32 | 645 | 631 | 645 | 319 | 471 | 471 |
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