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Arugam Bay surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 +0530
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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
27.0° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Arugam Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Arugam Bay at 10AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am January 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jan)1ft (0.3m)18s
Evening (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

Table - waves today at Arugam Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)121213141818181616161616152020191918181818171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4639325161616010510210210210087149216148121178276273273166206147
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:53AM
0.17
4:43PM
0.19
2:23AM
0.18
4:59PM
0.19
2:47AM
0.18
5:16PM
0.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:17AM
0.01
9:48PM
0.13
9:39AM
-0.00
10:05PM
0.13
10:00AM
-0.01
10:24PM
0.13
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise--6:18-------6:18-------6:18-----
Sunset-----6:05-------6:05-------6:06--
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232325262726242423222426272524232222232526252423
Feels °C (?)242325252526242423222425252323232222232525242323
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