
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arugam Bay today (07 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Arugam Bay at 10PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Arugam Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 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) | S 14 | SSW 8 | S 18 | SSW 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
703 | 649 | 635 | 1775 | 1719 | 941 | 1055 | 1492 | 1693 | 1680 | 784 | 773 | 1384 | 1242 | 1258 | 509 | 613 | 1543 | 1526 | 1350 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:15AM0.18m | 1:10PM0.15m | 4:07AM0.20m | 2:01PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18PM0.03m | 9:45AM0.14m | 8:38PM0.02m | 9:42AM0.13m | 8:59PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 14 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 |
210 | 276 | 276 | 749 | 1719 | 941 | 1055 | 1492 | 1693 | 1680 | 784 | 773 | 1384 | 1242 | 1258 | 409 | 613 | 1543 | 1526 | 1350 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | — | S 13 | S 11 | S 19 | — | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 | S 17 | S 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 |
703 | 593 | 593 | 891 | — | 398 | 181 | 118 | — | 504 | 177 | 177 | — | 181 | 183 | 509 | 481 | 13 | 66 | 65 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 10 | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 28 | SW 26 | — | — |
556 | 649 | 635 | 51 | — | — | 118 | — | — | — | 224 | 224 | — | — | 181 | 177 | 15 | 27 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 |
362 | 613 | 566 | 1775 | 215 | 187 | 145 | 125 | 223 | 415 | 325 | 250 | 198 | 192 | 145 | 94 | 189 | 265 | 222 | 167 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1064 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
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