Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arugam Bay today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arugam Bay at 5AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm November 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Arugam Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 15 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 110 | 110 | 115 | 108 | 127 | 154 | 215 | 247 | 222 | 164 | 140 | 135 | 246 | 133 | 127 | 121 | 119 | 86 | 81 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:35AM0.19m | 5:05PM0.16m | 2:40AM0.19m | 5:39PM0.15m | 2:42AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11PM0.13m | 9:54AM0.01m | 9:19PM0.13m | 10:12AM0.02m | 9:15PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | 5:40 |
mm | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | N 6 | SSW 12 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 113 | 110 | 110 | 91 | 105 | 127 | 116 | 107 | 151 | 111 | 84 | 51 | 135 | 246 | 133 | 127 | 121 | 25 | 86 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SSW 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 44 | 96 | 88 | 156 | 46 | 137 | 37 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 30 | 119 | 46 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | N 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 86 | 86 | 79 | 115 | 108 | 121 | 154 | 82 | 165 | 62 | 108 | 46 | 46 | 17 | 27 | 25 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 215 | 247 | 222 | 164 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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