Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arugam Bay today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arugam Bay at 3AM is: 1.0m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Arugam Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 565 | 478 | 774 | 922 | 774 | 902 | 1377 | 1377 | 1361 | 1361 | 1361 | 1175 | 859 | 838 | 838 | 827 | 679 | 627 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 4:14AM0.23m | 3:52PM0.15m | 4:17AM0.22m | 4:10PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27PM0.03m | 10:39AM0.07m | 9:37PM0.04m | 10:45AM0.06m | 9:45PM0.06m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 565 | 478 | 478 | 554 | 724 | 902 | 1377 | 1377 | 1361 | 1361 | 1361 | 1175 | 859 | 838 | 838 | 827 | 679 | 627 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 122 | 125 | 774 | 922 | 774 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 108 | 108 | 230 | 173 | 173 | 101 | 103 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | SW 7 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 300 | 432 | 120 | 113 | 108 | 432 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 269 | — | 8 | 75 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 9 | S 8 | — | SSE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 182 | 161 | 104 | 55 | 37 | 33 | 287 | 102 | 94 | 80 | 59 | 36 | 209 | 173 | — | 173 | 34 | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 991 | 173 | 7 | 7 | 991 | 1184 | 1233 | 1233 | 171 | 171 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1233 | 1184 | 1184 | 1064 | 5 |
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