Arugam Bay surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 17 Nov 2025 +0530
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Arugam Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Arugam Bay sea temperature is
29.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Arugam Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Arugam Bay at 5PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am November 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (17 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (17 Nov)3ft (0.9m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thu
20
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.7
SW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSE
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)14141414141313131313137777761212121212911
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4784723893733262572532492491951951761702681781139882828256462997
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
NW
10
N
15
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglassoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:14PM
0.15
1:48AM
0.20
3:37PM
0.16
1:59AM
0.20
4:02PM
0.17
2:11AM
0.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:44AM
0.03
7:54PM
0.11
8:54AM
0.02
8:20PM
0.11
9:08AM
0.01
8:43PM
0.12
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thu
20
Sunrise5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------
Sunset---5:40-------5:40-------5:40----
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-11434242366421---253---
Temp. °C262728272726242425262727252423232528282726262525
Feels °C (?)292931313130272729293031282724252830313130302929
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