Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arugam Bay today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arugam Bay at 5PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Arugam Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 228 | 231 | 195 | 300 | 365 | 370 | 477 | 751 | 504 | 613 | 1015 | 1354 | 905 | 882 | 860 | 785 | 880 | 836 | 703 | 514 | 665 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:46PM0.09m | 2:18AM0.19m | 1:26PM0.10m | 2:04AM0.20m | 1:21PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46AM0.08m | 6:17PM0.08m | 9:58AM0.09m | 6:35PM0.07m | 9:00AM0.09m | 6:54PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 15 | S 18 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 112 | 108 | 138 | 133 | 161 | 365 | 158 | 477 | 751 | 317 | 613 | 1015 | 1354 | 905 | 882 | 860 | 785 | 880 | 836 | 703 | 514 | 665 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 9 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 123 | 228 | 231 | 195 | 300 | 123 | 370 | 154 | 118 | 504 | 327 | 116 | 14 | 106 | 99 | 76 | 74 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 55 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 7 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | S 26 | S 26 | SE 7 | S 24 |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 33 | 118 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 118 | 116 | 19 | — | 15 | 14 | 14 | 9 | — | 13 | 13 | 8 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 7 | 9 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 199 | 199 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 946 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
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