Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 12PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 34°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 58 | 49 | 34 | 70 | 36 | 30 | 87 | 255 | 75 | 52 | 35 | 51 | 28 | 27 | 94 | 121 | 225 | 74 | 124 | 51 | 53 | 66 | 110 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:01AM0.74m | 1:23PM0.60m | 3:34AM0.71m | 3:08PM0.56m | 5:07AM0.74m | 5:02PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.48m | 7:59PM0.33m | 10:32AM0.48m | 9:38PM0.35m | 12:04PM0.43m | 11:10PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 21 | SE 9 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — |
5 | 58 | 49 | 34 | 25 | 3 | — | — | 117 | 75 | 52 | 35 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 85 | 74 | 52 | 5 | 4 | 14 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 13 | SE 20 | SE 19 | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 16 | 15 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | — | — | — | S 23 | S 23 | S 22 | — | S 21 | S 21 | SE 13 | S 20 | — | N 5 | SE 19 | SE 19 | E 19 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | — | 1 | 15 | 15 | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | — | WNW 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | — | W 2 | WNW 3 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | — | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
55 | — | — | 1 | 70 | 36 | 30 | 87 | 255 | — | 1 | 1 | 51 | 28 | 27 | 94 | 121 | 225 | — | 124 | 51 | 53 | 66 | 110 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 471 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 1417 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 471 | 471 | 319 | 319 | 542 | 542 | 12 | 12 | 471 | 471 | 319 | 471 |
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