Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arugam Bay today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arugam Bay at 11AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arugam Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2214 | 1273 | 1785 | 1074 | 2478 | 763 | 651 | 642 | 633 | 580 | 547 | 539 | 451 | 1793 | 316 | 350 | 232 | 219 | 215 | 230 | 407 | 420 | 379 | 320 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:14AM0.19m | 1:41PM0.12m | 3:04AM0.20m | 1:37PM0.13m | 3:01AM0.21m | 1:52PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07AM0.10m | 7:44PM0.05m | 9:27AM0.10m | 7:54PM0.04m | 9:09AM0.10m | 8:08PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 15 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 16 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 9 | 1273 | 1785 | 1074 | 6 | 763 | 651 | 642 | 633 | 580 | 547 | 539 | 451 | 68 | 286 | 350 | 206 | 219 | 215 | 187 | 103 | 102 | 329 | 237 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 20 | SE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 10 | 98 | 56 | 56 | 85 | 83 | 46 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 66 | 154 | 138 | 86 | 166 | 124 | 280 | 98 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 6 | 9 | 64 | 108 | 103 | 63 | 2 | 57 | 57 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 2214 | 199 | 304 | 181 | 2478 | 420 | 305 | 268 | 265 | 223 | 212 | 173 | 240 | 1793 | 316 | 217 | 232 | 191 | 191 | 230 | 407 | 420 | 379 | 320 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1064 | 1064 | 1064 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 667 | 667 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1064 | 667 | 611 | 684 |
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