Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arugam Bay today (21 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Arugam Bay at 7PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arugam Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 345 | 345 | 295 | 454 | 190 | 251 | 368 | 298 | 160 | 216 | 283 | 269 | 445 | 567 | 799 | 922 | 1081 | 1161 | 1106 | 1245 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:43PM0.13m | 2:01AM0.22m | 2:12PM0.15m | 2:10AM0.22m | 2:44PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15PM0.06m | 8:41AM0.06m | 7:38PM0.06m | 8:53AM0.03m | 8:00PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | |  | | | | | |  | |  | | |  | |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 345 | 345 | 273 | 454 | 152 | 184 | 368 | 298 | 158 | 208 | 191 | 202 | 445 | 567 | 799 | 922 | 1081 | 1161 | 1106 | 1245 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | S 20 | SSW 19 | S 20 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 8 | SSW 14 | N 6 | N 7 |
| kJ | 151 | 196 | 295 | 194 | 38 | 251 | 326 | 227 | 160 | 53 | 269 | 269 | 201 | 84 | 121 | 123 | 86 | 70 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 19 | SE 7 | S 12 | SW 16 | SSE 7 | N 7 | SSW 23 | S 22 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 190 | 8 | 26 | 69 | 21 | 14 | 178 | 242 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 169 | 121 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | S 12 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 67 | 74 | 95 | 47 | 62 | 102 | 52 | 28 | 216 | 283 | — | 254 | 313 | 199 | 140 | 143 | 234 | 215 | 180 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1053 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 448 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
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