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Arugam Bay surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 +0530Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Arugam Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Arugam Bay sea temperature is
30.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Arugam Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Arugam Bay at 12PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Arugam Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | |
206 | 200 | 136 | 130 | 128 | 186 | 266 | 181 | 304 | 393 | 301 | 274 | 325 | 412 | 246 | 294 | 271 | 272 | 205 | 146 | 140 | 137 | 166 | 132 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:38AM0.10m | 2:02PM0.22m | 2:25AM0.10m | 2:08PM0.22m | 2:31AM0.12m | 2:14PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28AM0.08m | 9:29PM0.06m | 6:54AM0.07m | 9:19PM0.06m | 7:18AM0.07m | 9:14PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
32 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 18 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
 kJ | 206 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 92 | 72 | 90 | 88 | 304 | 254 | 246 | 217 | 210 | 206 | 202 | 198 | 198 | 195 | 146 | 140 | 140 | 137 | 166 | 132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 85 | 200 | 136 | 130 | 128 | 125 | 110 | 105 | 106 | 393 | 301 | 274 | 325 | 412 | 246 | 294 | 271 | 272 | 205 | 146 | 132 | 127 | 125 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 41 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 72 | 186 | 266 | 181 | 40 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 946 | 946 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 946 | 946 | 53 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 946 | 199 | 199 | 53 | 53 |
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