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Arugam Bay surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 31 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
26.8° 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 9AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am January 31). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (31 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (31 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)151412141212121212121111111111111111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)188186193144184192189189189186173123121121121121121121908677757575
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:49AM
0.16
4:51PM
0.22
3:11AM
0.16
5:09PM
0.22
3:26AM
0.16
5:25PM
0.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:38AM
-0.00
10:41PM
0.11
9:54AM
-0.00
11:03PM
0.11
10:08AM
-0.00
11:23PM
0.11
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise--6:20-------6:20-------6:20-----
Sunset-----6:09-------6:10-------6:10--
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------11-------11--
Temp. °C242425272726262524242527272625252424252727262525
Feels °C (?)252526282828292827272728292827282726272828272727
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