Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arugam Bay today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Arugam Bay at 7PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arugam Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 836 | 813 | 684 | 655 | 537 | 627 | 608 | 350 | 490 | 345 | 295 | 528 | 290 | 251 | 326 | 374 | 218 | 208 | 373 | 269 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:21PM0.12m | 1:59AM0.21m | 1:43PM0.13m | 2:01AM0.22m | 2:12PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54PM0.06m | 8:40AM0.08m | 7:15PM0.06m | 8:41AM0.06m | 7:38PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | SSE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 |
| kJ | 836 | 813 | 684 | 655 | 537 | 627 | 608 | 350 | 490 | 345 | 218 | 528 | 290 | 232 | 134 | 227 | 27 | 208 | 269 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 21 | SSW 5 | SSW 21 | S 20 | SSW 19 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | S 18 | N 7 | SSW 23 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 153 | 13 | 151 | 196 | 295 | 194 | 190 | 251 | 326 | 69 | 160 | 15 | 178 | 269 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 26 | S 26 | S 24 | S 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | ESE 7 | SSW 21 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | N 7 | S 12 | SSW 12 | N 7 | S 22 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 11 | 43 | 54 | 50 | 5 | 153 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 44 | 46 | 14 | 242 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 21 | 45 | 45 | 33 | 29 | 49 | 90 | 132 | 28 | 23 | 36 | 374 | 218 | 93 | 373 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1157 | 53 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1237 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 199 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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