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Arugam Bay surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 +0530
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Arugam Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Arugam Bay sea temperature is
27.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arugam Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Arugam Bay at 7PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm January 09). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)--
Afternoon (09 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (09 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s

Table - waves today at Arugam Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)131312121212121212111111111111111113131313121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1331291231191171151211211191111071059391656591137135176168147142128
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
10
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrossononononglassglassglasscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:36PM
0.18
7:30PM
0.17
6:57PM
0.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:32AM
0.06
9:39AM
0.07
8:52AM
0.06
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise------6:16-------6:16-------6:16-
Sunset-6:00-------6:01-------6:01------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------111111-----1--
Temp. °C252525242424252828272626252526272726262524242527
Feels °C (?)252526252727273029302931292929302928302827272729
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