Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arugam Bay today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arugam Bay at 4AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Arugam Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 295 | 288 | 331 | 318 | 242 | 314 | 307 | 518 | 642 | 657 | 619 | 546 | 539 | 546 | 539 | 512 | 405 | 400 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:47AM0.19m | 5:11PM0.11m | 3:17AM0.19m | 3:44PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03PM0.10m | 11:19AM0.06m | 7:52PM0.10m | 11:07AM0.08m | 6:58PM0.09m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 295 | 288 | 331 | 318 | 242 | 314 | 183 | 518 | 642 | 657 | 619 | 546 | 539 | 546 | 539 | 512 | 405 | 400 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 18 | S 10 | SSW 17 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 141 | 50 | 45 | 21 | 180 | 89 | 307 | 94 | 154 | 196 | 161 | 141 | 187 | 126 | 166 | 169 | 140 | 140 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 18 | S 10 | SE 8 | SSE 12 | — | SSW 5 | SSE 11 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 28 | 48 | 48 | 15 | 184 | 90 | 30 | 14 | — | 8 | 24 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 36 | 53 | 72 | 31 | 19 | — | — | — | 14 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 946 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 199 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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