Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arugam Bay today (02 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arugam Bay at 7PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 2.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Arugam Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 581 | 483 | 551 | 485 | 557 | 557 | 651 | 651 | 1748 | 555 | 497 | 367 | 490 | 480 | 473 | 408 | 1357 | 351 | 419 | 311 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:49PM0.10m | 4:46AM0.19m | 3:07PM0.10m | 4:11AM0.19m | 12:48PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:24PM0.08m | 9:14PM0.08m | 12:50PM0.09m | 8:10PM0.07m | 12:23PM0.11m | 7:52PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 21 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | 581 | 21 | 551 | 485 | 557 | 557 | 651 | 651 | 24 | 35 | 28 | 367 | 490 | 480 | 473 | 408 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 311 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 21 | S 21 | S 18 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 37 | 37 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 35 | — | — | — | 28 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 288 | 483 | 361 | 220 | 164 | 136 | 131 | 103 | 1748 | 555 | 497 | 247 | 149 | 91 | 85 | 94 | 1357 | 351 | 419 | 170 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 449 | 610 | 945 | 946 | 945 | 945 | 946 | 448 | 7 | 7 | 945 | 946 | 946 | 7 | 7 | 173 | 449 | 667 | 945 | 945 |
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