Arugam Bay surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 11 Mar 2026 +0530
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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
28.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Arugam Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Arugam Bay at 6AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm March 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (12 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (12 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s

Table - waves today at Arugam Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212131313131212121212121211111111112120201919
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3749808686568576104104737372696462613737143154218295289
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
0
E
5
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrossglassglassglasscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:38AM
0.11
3:40PM
0.19
1:51AM
0.12
3:29PM
0.20
1:50AM
0.14
3:25PM
0.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:14PM
0.10
8:08AM
0.06
10:22PM
0.11
8:08AM
0.05
9:40PM
0.11
8:17AM
0.03
Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise----6:09-------6:09-------6:09---
Sunset-------6:14-------6:14-------6:14
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262625242628282726262525272828272626262527292828
Feels °C (?)283029272829282829292829303029292929303031312929
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