Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arugam Bay today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arugam Bay at 3AM is: 1.5m 21s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Arugam Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 599 | 1113 | 1600 | 1764 | 1989 | 2246 | 2575 | 2521 | 2338 | 2211 | 2162 | 1929 | 2384 | 1885 | 1821 | 1271 | 2581 | 2494 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:19AM0.19m | 4:34PM0.12m | 5:05AM0.18m | 4:22PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15PM0.06m | 12:01PM0.09m | 9:57PM0.07m | 12:12PM0.09m | 9:26PM0.08m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 599 | 1113 | 1600 | 1764 | 1989 | 2246 | 2575 | 2521 | 2338 | 2211 | 2162 | 1929 | 2384 | 1885 | 1821 | 1271 | 2581 | 2494 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 21 | SSE 9 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 16 | S 18 | — |
| kJ | 146 | 114 | 114 | 111 | 85 | 60 | 53 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 50 | 323 | 33 | 624 | 618 | 962 | 1116 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 86 | 17 | 140 | 85 | 23 | 85 | 83 | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | 32 | 21 | 20 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 234 | 145 | 96 | 93 | 77 | 139 | 103 | 155 | 277 | 160 | 95 | 69 | 72 | 62 | 156 | 307 | 352 | 215 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 946 | 946 | 7 | 945 | 7 | 173 | 7 | 5 | 1064 | 991 | 7 | 7 |
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