Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arugam Bay today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Arugam Bay at 5AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Arugam Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 212 | 202 | 277 | 351 | 334 | 396 | 484 | 471 | 459 | 435 | 501 | 501 | 501 | 494 | 480 | 368 | 438 | 358 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:42AM0.23m | 2:34PM0.14m | 2:51AM0.23m | 2:54PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47PM0.04m | 9:24AM0.06m | 8:04PM0.04m | 9:31AM0.05m | 8:21PM0.05m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 124 | 124 | 127 | 136 | 151 | 151 | 484 | 471 | 459 | 435 | 501 | 501 | 501 | 494 | 480 | 232 | 438 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 17 | SSW 13 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 212 | 202 | 277 | 351 | 334 | 396 | 151 | 142 | 133 | 130 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 101 | 96 | 368 | 229 | 79 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | S 24 | S 24 | S 24 | S 21 | SSW 21 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 19 |
| kJ | 44 | 43 | 65 | 39 | 37 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 90 | 77 | 79 | 358 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 945 | 945 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 945 | 210 | 0 | 0 |
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