Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yala today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- 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 9AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| 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 ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 14 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 219 | 339 | 324 | 239 | 184 | 184 | 216 | 214 | 211 | 195 | 254 | 181 | 178 | 167 | 176 | 153 | 202 | 202 | 89 | 114 | 128 | 131 | 79 | 67 |
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-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:21AM0.24m | 1:15PM0.22m | 2:15AM0.26m | 1:36PM0.24m | 2:21AM0.28m | 1:59PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05AM0.13m | 7:38PM0.05m | 8:06AM0.11m | 7:52PM0.03m | 8:20AM0.08m | 8:07PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 219 | 339 | 324 | 239 | 184 | 184 | 74 | 180 | 139 | 74 | 254 | 181 | 81 | 102 | 85 | 153 | 202 | 202 | 31 | 48 | 53 | 51 | 55 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 17 | S 17 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | SE 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 22 | 15 | 101 | 95 | 59 | 62 | 184 | 44 | 45 | 137 | 88 | 88 | 178 | 167 | 107 | 46 | 20 | 43 | 18 | 51 | 54 | 131 | 55 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 18 | S 7 | SE 8 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 8 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | S 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 85 | 106 | 8 | 25 | 173 | 170 | 216 | 214 | 211 | 195 | 29 | 129 | 86 | 58 | 55 | 20 | — | 46 | 65 | 31 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 71 | 79 | 76 | 128 | 161 | 115 | 79 | 69 | 69 | 64 | 131 | 167 | 133 | 96 | 176 | 140 | 100 | 52 | 89 | 114 | 128 | 124 | 79 | 67 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1001 | 1001 | 1001 | 1001 | 1001 | 1001 | 716 | 1001 | 1001 | 716 | 1066 | 1287 | 1299 | 654 | 1026 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 1156 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 734 | 654 |
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