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Arugam Bay surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 19 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
26.6° C
 (Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arugam Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Arugam Bay at 6PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm January 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)--
Afternoon (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)151515151414141414131313131313232221212019191818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)133126123121236116116175737060585755559785144220196266343308393
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34PM
0.20
3:33AM
0.18
5:53PM
0.20
3:55AM
0.17
6:10PM
0.20
4:15AM
0.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:49PM
0.13
10:38AM
-0.01
11:18PM
0.12
10:53AM
-0.00
11:53PM
0.12
11:06AM
0.01
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise------6:18-------6:20-------6:20-
Sunset-6:06-------6:06-------6:07------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262525242323232626252423222223262725242322222326
Feels °C (?)252425252424232624242323222323262523232222222325
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