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Arugam Bay surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 29 Jan 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
26.9° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Arugam Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Arugam Bay at 8PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm January 29). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)--
Afternoon (29 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (29 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
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
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
S
0.6
SSW
0.8
S
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)161616161616161515151515151412141212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)234232229226223220215204196193188188188186193144184192189189189183170123
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:25PM
0.20
2:20AM
0.16
4:36PM
0.21
2:49AM
0.16
4:51PM
0.22
3:11AM
0.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:58PM
0.13
9:20AM
0.00
10:18PM
0.12
9:38AM
-0.00
10:41PM
0.11
9:54AM
-0.00
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise------6:20-------6:20-------6:20-
Sunset-6:09-------6:09-------6:09------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------11------1-------
Temp. °C282625242323252725252524242425272726252424242527
Feels °C (?)272525252424252725252625252627282827272627272728
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