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Arugam Bay surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka
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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
29.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Arugam Bay today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arugam Bay at 10AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (28 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Arugam Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | |
1393 | 1358 | 1358 | 1341 | 1240 | 1059 | 1007 | 994 | 862 | 862 | 862 | 850 | 788 | 444 | 444 | 636 | 646 | 743 | 636 | 600 | 591 | 506 | 498 | 490 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 3:32AM0.15m | 1:27PM0.19m | 3:54AM0.16m | 1:42PM0.19m | 4:18AM0.17m | 1:58PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41AM0.12m | 8:50PM0.02m | 8:14AM0.13m | 9:05PM0.02m | 8:46AM0.13m | 9:24PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 36 | 32 | 29 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
1393 | 1358 | 1358 | 1341 | 1240 | 1059 | 1007 | 994 | 862 | 862 | 862 | 850 | 788 | 444 | 444 | 636 | 646 | 743 | 636 | 600 | 591 | 506 | 498 | 490 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | S 17 | S 18 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 20 | SE 8 | SW 19 |
19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 11 | — | 217 | 99 | 11 | 61 | 12 | 318 | 240 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SE 8 | — | S 13 | S 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 20 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | — | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
112 | 108 | 82 | 82 | 140 | 197 | 170 | 145 | 118 | 91 | 88 | 135 | 74 | 169 | 213 | 141 | 116 | 96 | 75 | 66 | 127 | 286 | 293 | 220 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 667 | 1311 | 1222 | 991 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1315 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 667 | 7 |
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