
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yala today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Yala at 5AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Yala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
989 | 600 | 483 | 453 | 343 | 455 | 496 | 489 | 509 | 1375 | 708 | 659 | 1193 | 1338 | 1280 | 377 | 447 | 600 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:08AM0.23m | 11:18AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44PM0.10m | 8:32PM0.10m | 8:02PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
989 | 600 | 483 | 453 | 191 | 264 | 496 | 489 | 482 | 1375 | 708 | 659 | 1193 | 1338 | 1280 | 221 | 206 | 308 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 20 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 15 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | S 13 | S 19 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 |
— | 73 | 180 | 187 | 343 | 455 | 427 | 418 | 509 | 32 | 323 | 339 | 66 | — | — | 377 | 447 | 600 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | — |
— | — | 122 | 190 | 270 | 125 | 48 | 33 | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | 311 | 227 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 10 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
129 | 471 | 79 | 120 | 120 | 104 | 146 | 175 | 146 | 89 | 102 | 96 | 99 | 107 | 146 | 181 | 75 | 66 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1152 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 67 | 72 | 35 | 1047 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 67 | 67 | 78 | 78 |
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