Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arugam Bay today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Arugam Bay at 5PM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Arugam Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 20 | SSE 12 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 638 | 417 | 349 | 517 | 377 | 339 | 329 | 329 | 336 | 324 | 307 | 357 | 257 | 240 | 231 | 210 | 343 | 268 | 265 | 396 | 352 | 263 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:22PM0.15m | 5:04AM0.23m | 3:36PM0.15m | 5:18AM0.23m | 3:48PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52AM0.10m | 9:51PM0.00m | 11:15AM0.10m | 10:03PM0.01m | 11:34AM0.10m | 10:12PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 36 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 638 | 417 | 325 | 507 | 377 | 339 | 329 | 329 | 336 | 324 | 307 | 85 | 245 | 240 | 231 | 135 | 343 | 268 | 107 | 200 | 259 | 263 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 21 | S 12 | S 19 | SSW 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 8 | S 18 |
| kJ | 225 | 225 | 226 | 59 | 118 | 101 | 86 | 116 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 29 | 85 | 86 | 143 | 151 | 190 | 66 | 263 | 263 | 93 | 160 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | S 20 | S 20 | S 23 | S 13 | SSE 18 | SSW 13 | S 20 | SSW 17 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SW 7 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 95 | 62 | 60 | — | 146 | 100 | 91 | 54 | 31 | 67 | 30 | 10 | 55 | 113 | 59 | 210 | 28 | 267 | 265 | 259 | 73 | 102 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 170 | 184 | 349 | 517 | 316 | 244 | 186 | 150 | 146 | 123 | 146 | 357 | 257 | 124 | 80 | 57 | 77 | 170 | 215 | 396 | 352 | 126 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 5 | 1064 | 1089 | 1090 | 1064 | 448 | 449 | 449 | 667 | 610 | 1064 | 7 | 448 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 610 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
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