Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Akkarai Beach today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Akkarai Beach at 5PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Akkarai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 34°C on Tue morning, min 28°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SE 6 | SE 11 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
81 | 81 | 124 | 44 | 43 | 86 | 97 | 157 | 61 | 42 | 47 | 29 | 35 | 43 | 60 | 116 | 46 | 38 | 64 | 37 | 33 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:55AM0.98m | 11:34PM0.91m | 11:26AM0.88m | 00:13AM0.86m | 11:57AM0.78m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17PM0.13m | 5:31AM0.29m | 5:48PM0.18m | 6:12AM0.36m | 6:20PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 32 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
81 | 81 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 18 | 74 | 61 | 42 | 26 | 26 | 35 | 25 | 15 | 51 | 46 | 38 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | — | — | — | S 21 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — |
21 | 20 | 30 | — | — | — | 29 | 19 | 18 | 29 | 28 | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | — | — | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | W 2 | — | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
— | — | 124 | 44 | 43 | 86 | 97 | 157 | — | — | 47 | 29 | 17 | 43 | 60 | 116 | 1 | — | 64 | 37 | 33 | 43 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 1417 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 599 | 557 | 12 | 12 | 631 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 12 | 12 | 1203 | 471 | 319 | 319 |
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