Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arugam Bay today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arugam Bay at 7AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Arugam Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 651 | 642 | 549 | 542 | 542 | 534 | 401 | 443 | 438 | 384 | 457 | 793 | 793 | 773 | 744 | 2258 | 478 | 443 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:06AM0.19m | 4:49PM0.13m | 3:56AM0.19m | 4:41PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42PM0.09m | 11:02AM0.06m | 9:22PM0.10m | 11:07AM0.07m | 8:47PM0.10m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 651 | 642 | 549 | 542 | 542 | 534 | 401 | 390 | 384 | 384 | 303 | 793 | 793 | 773 | 744 | 2 | 478 | 443 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 21 | SE 8 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 116 | 88 | 79 | 75 | 70 | 85 | 97 | 443 | 438 | 307 | 457 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | SE 8 | — | SW 21 | — |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 98 | 149 | 149 | 133 | 322 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 18 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | 118 | 132 | — | 160 | 142 | 164 | 90 | 93 | 129 | 142 | 158 | 173 | 183 | 247 | 2258 | 383 | 369 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 448 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1090 | 1053 | 7 | 1053 | 610 | 1064 | 946 | 946 | 946 |
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