Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arugam Bay today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arugam Bay at 2AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Arugam Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 203 | 247 | 203 | 145 | 103 | 86 | 167 | 198 | 141 | 180 | 176 | 176 | 190 | 256 | 265 | 286 | 275 | 255 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:14AM0.20m | 5:38PM0.14m | 3:06AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14PM0.11m | 10:38AM0.02m | 9:06PM0.13m | 10:51AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 8 | S 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 69 | 66 | 26 | 123 | 230 | 319 | 308 | 249 | 187 | 180 | 176 | 176 | 190 | 256 | 265 | 286 | 275 | 255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | NNE 12 | SSE 8 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 12 | 24 | 44 | 119 | 45 | 86 | 167 | 198 | 141 | 136 | 96 | 68 | 61 | 41 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 13 | N 6 | S 11 | SSE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | N 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 14 | 70 | 12 | 60 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 51 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 203 | 247 | 203 | 145 | 103 | 74 | 78 | 104 | 111 | 90 | 62 | 46 | 41 | 31 | 44 | 46 | 51 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 610 | 1064 | 1233 | 563 | 448 | 610 | 667 | 610 | 173 | 1252 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 171 | 5 |
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