Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arugam Bay today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Arugam Bay at 5AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Arugam Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 180 | 305 | 319 | 256 | 252 | 184 | 163 | 160 | 123 | 160 | 186 | 150 | 111 | 99 | 98 | 93 | 181 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:15AM0.20m | 4:56PM0.15m | 3:12AM0.19m | 5:15PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22PM0.11m | 10:21AM0.03m | 9:14PM0.11m | 10:32AM0.04m | 8:47PM0.12m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 180 | 305 | 319 | 256 | 53 | 55 | 63 | 160 | 123 | 160 | 186 | 150 | 111 | 70 | 51 | 82 | 181 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 157 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 252 | 184 | 163 | 117 | 113 | 92 | 63 | 61 | 63 | 90 | 87 | 93 | 86 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 17 | NNE 5 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 13 | 12 | 75 | 10 | 76 | 117 | 6 | 6 | 66 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 19 | — | — | — | 58 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 5 | 7 | 53 | 448 | 53 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 945 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
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