Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arugam Bay today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arugam Bay at 4AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Arugam Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSE 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 222 | 173 | 269 | 166 | 169 | 166 | 142 | 355 | 302 | 170 | 246 | 175 | 255 | 547 | 697 | 813 | 776 | 714 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:44AM0.23m | 2:58PM0.15m | 3:56AM0.24m | 3:17PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45PM0.01m | 10:02AM0.08m | 9:01PM0.01m | 10:17AM0.07m | 9:14PM0.02m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 222 | 173 | 169 | 166 | 169 | 166 | 121 | 113 | 236 | 170 | 157 | 175 | 200 | 151 | 697 | 813 | 776 | 714 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | ESE 9 | SSE 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 161 | 38 | 269 | 67 | 67 | 83 | 113 | 81 | 120 | 113 | 246 | 160 | 255 | 547 | 29 | 67 | 118 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 18 | SE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 14 | SW 26 | SE 14 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 102 | 154 | 59 | 137 | 139 | 104 | 142 | 107 | 107 | 56 | 46 | 104 | 101 | 101 | 69 | 26 | 50 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 191 | 115 | 68 | 49 | 47 | 49 | 109 | 355 | 302 | 170 | 93 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 200 | 350 | 237 | 159 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 945 | 684 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 946 | 946 | 946 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 610 | 1064 | 1064 | 1064 | 7 |
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