Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yala today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Yala at 9PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Yala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 6 | S 15 | SSW 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 184 | 184 | 216 | 214 | 211 | 195 | 254 | 181 | 184 | 167 | 123 | 153 | 202 | 202 | 86 | 110 | 138 | 127 | 89 | 79 |
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 | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:15PM0.22m | 2:15AM0.26m | 1:36PM0.24m | 2:21AM0.28m | 1:59PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:38PM0.05m | 8:06AM0.11m | 7:52PM0.03m | 8:20AM0.08m | 8:07PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 7 | S 12 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 7 | S 14 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 184 | 74 | 184 | 70 | 59 | 57 | 254 | 181 | 178 | 167 | 88 | 57 | 202 | 59 | 51 | 43 | 43 | 34 | 55 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 12 | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 59 | 184 | 34 | 180 | 139 | 137 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 58 | 107 | 153 | 50 | 202 | 34 | 51 | 54 | 31 | 55 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | S 18 | S 14 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 10 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 173 | 170 | 216 | 214 | 211 | 195 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 31 | 20 | 40 | — | 6 | 65 | 18 | 19 | 96 | 18 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 124 | 115 | 79 | 67 | 67 | 52 | 115 | 131 | 184 | 154 | 123 | 61 | 87 | 69 | 86 | 110 | 138 | 127 | 89 | 79 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 654 | 1001 | 1001 | 1001 | 654 | 1287 | 1299 | 716 | 716 | 654 | 716 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 1090 | 654 | 654 | 1203 | 716 | 1090 |
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