Arugam Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.84° N 81.84° E

Arugam Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Arugam Bay sea temperature is
28.8° C
0.6° 

Arugam Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Arugam Bay today (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arugam Bay at 5AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
7
2
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
316
193
175
178
178
178
175
227
163
191
141
145
141
137
178
384
352
215
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
5
NE
15
SE
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:00AM0.20m
7:07AM0.19m
Low Tide
10:51PM0.02m
10:52PM0.03m
10:47PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
 mm
Temp °C
29
27
26
26
28
31
31
32
29
27
26
26
28
32
32
31
29
27
Feels °C
28
26
25
26
28
34
33
34
31
28
26
26
28
33
32
31
29
27
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