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Arugam Bay surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 +0530Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
29.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Arugam Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Arugam Bay at 12AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Arugam Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | SW 15 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 16 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | |
177 | 227 | 191 | 169 | 169 | 130 | 128 | 104 | 214 | 303 | 154 | 186 | 124 | 116 | 103 | 233 | 215 | 169 | 178 | 192 | 149 | 142 | 142 | 140 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 2:09PM0.17m | 12:43PM0.18m | 12:21PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01PM0.04m | 11:04PM0.04m | 10:48PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
 | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 |
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Temp °C | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 32 |
33 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 35 | 37 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 175 | 163 | 157 | 151 | 143 | 130 | 71 | 100 | 97 | 125 | 142 | 140 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 80 | 106 | 104 | 148 | 54 | 142 | 142 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 13 | SW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 127 | 124 | 99 | 169 | 169 | 73 | 128 | 104 | 85 | 86 | 81 | 121 | 46 | 71 | 103 | 112 | 108 | 169 | 166 | 51 | 142 | 52 | 51 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | S 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 20 | — | SSE 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 121 | 79 | 78 | 104 | 96 | 119 | 85 | 86 | 104 | 104 | 80 | 49 | 78 | 29 | 46 | 171 | 171 | 7 | — | 41 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 103 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 177 | 227 | 191 | 145 | 120 | 128 | 106 | 88 | 214 | 303 | 154 | 186 | 124 | 116 | 101 | 233 | 215 | 130 | 178 | 192 | 149 | 139 | 139 | 122 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1894 | 1053 | 1053 | 667 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1139 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 610 |
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