Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arugam Bay today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arugam Bay at 5AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Arugam Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 679 | 498 | 491 | 610 | 602 | 522 | 1165 | 562 | 702 | 857 | 823 | 715 | 1182 | 1014 | 1014 | 687 | 660 | 1047 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 4:17AM0.21m | 4:27PM0.15m | 4:13AM0.20m | 4:41PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45PM0.06m | 10:50AM0.06m | 9:47PM0.07m | 10:56AM0.06m | 9:42PM0.09m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 679 | 498 | 491 | 610 | 602 | 522 | 1165 | 562 | 702 | 857 | 823 | 715 | 1182 | 1014 | 1014 | 687 | 660 | 1047 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 85 | 57 | 37 | 243 | 318 | 432 | 49 | 378 | 342 | 220 | 208 | 204 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 103 | 133 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SW 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 24 | S 23 | SW 22 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 83 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 38 | 54 | 38 | 27 | 38 | 38 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 279 | 289 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 448 | 1157 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 1090 | 0 | 4 |
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