Arugam Bay surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 +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
30.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Arugam Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Arugam Bay at 9AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)11111111101099999992020191818181816161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)158158167150141131118115115115888482121119117104155154152132183183185
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
SSW
0
S
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossonononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:43PM
0.19
2:08PM
0.19
1:55PM
0.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:57PM
0.06
10:33PM
0.06
10:02PM
0.06
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise--5:52-------5:52-------5:50-----
Sunset-----6:09-------6:09-------6:09--
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-2421-------4853------1-
Temp. °C272628293029282727262831292827252525272930292827
Feels °C (?)313033333432323131293235323230272828303333323129
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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