Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arugam Bay today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arugam Bay at 3AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Arugam Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 6 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
229 | 240 | 249 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 757 | 414 | 289 | 249 | 202 | 202 | 198 | 195 | 239 | 376 | 599 | 1113 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:31AM0.21m | 4:10PM0.13m | 5:28AM0.20m | 4:26PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18PM0.03m | 11:52AM0.10m | 10:20PM0.04m | 11:58AM0.10m | 10:15PM0.06m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 14 | S 26 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 21 | SSE 10 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 |
218 | 240 | 249 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 51 | 13 | 254 | 249 | 202 | 202 | 198 | 195 | 150 | 118 | 599 | 1113 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 26 | SW 26 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 22 | SW 22 | SSW 22 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
86 | 84 | 54 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 13 | 26 | 52 | 51 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 95 | 126 | 376 | 146 | 114 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | S 15 | — | — | S 26 | S 26 | — | — | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 |
45 | 17 | — | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | 22 | 54 | 54 | 30 | 30 | 57 | 50 | 51 | 86 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 11 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
229 | 181 | 116 | 93 | 77 | 68 | 757 | 414 | 289 | 170 | 118 | 94 | 94 | 85 | 239 | 289 | 227 | 141 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1064 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1064 | 1064 | 991 | 7 | 7 | 1053 | 7 | 5 | 1064 | 1064 | 7 | 7 |
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