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Matara surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 16 Feb 2026 +0530
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Matara surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Matara sea temperature is
27.5° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Matara today?

The current surf forecast for Matara at 11PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm February 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)--
Afternoon (16 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (16 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

Table - waves today at Matara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)1514141414141413131313131313131312121266121210
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)52251538938437336229028227727322219821915114714213810199119109565656
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
5
NE
10
NNW
5
NE
5
N
5
WNW
5
NW
5
S
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
E
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		offglassglassglasscross-
off		glasscross-
on		glassglasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:44PM
0.47
2:37AM
0.55
3:06PM
0.51
3:02AM
0.56
3:29PM
0.55
3:26AM
0.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:32PM
0.08
8:58AM
-0.00
8:59PM
0.05
9:18AM
-0.02
9:26PM
0.04
9:39AM
-0.03
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise------6:22-------6:22-------6:22-
Sunset-6:19-------6:20-------6:20------
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------11-1111--1222---
Temp. °C292725252424262926262524232323242423232323232425
Feels °C (?)293027292827293229302927262625272726252425242728
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