Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arugam Bay today (03 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arugam Bay at 7PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Arugam Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1704 | 2056 | 455 | 437 | 507 | 563 | 408 | 408 | 1207 | 1183 | 1066 | 257 | 160 | 178 | 229 | 182 | 778 | 308 | 280 | 195 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:07PM0.10m | 4:11AM0.19m | 12:48PM0.11m | 3:35AM0.19m | 1:32PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:50PM0.09m | 8:10PM0.07m | 12:23PM0.11m | 7:52PM0.06m | 10:13AM0.11m | 7:59PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 21 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 34 | 27 | 437 | 507 | 563 | 408 | 408 | 9 | 34 | 24 | 257 | 160 | 178 | 229 | 182 | 116 | 116 | 138 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 21 | S 21 | S 18 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 20 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 130 | 102 | 33 | 30 | 61 | 62 | 109 | 168 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | — | — | S 20 | S 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 21 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 8 | 21 | 33 | 33 | 48 | 118 | 33 | — | 102 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 11 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 1704 | 2056 | 455 | 207 | 123 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 1207 | 1183 | 1066 | 145 | 100 | 60 | 58 | 51 | 778 | 308 | 280 | 195 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 610 | 945 | 946 | 945 | 946 | 448 | 173 | 7 | 667 | 946 | 946 | 173 | 7 | 7 | 173 | 449 | 610 | 946 | 946 |
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