Surf Forecasts:
Arugam Bay surf forecast from 6 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 8 Jun, 2PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 13 Jun, 5PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period, SSW swell with 1,910 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 8 Jun, 2PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Arugam Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Arugam Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jun 08) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 10s. Another secondary swell of 1.4m and 6s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Arugam Bay in the next 16 days are 2.2m 14s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 13) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Mon 8th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Mon 8th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sat 13th Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Arugam Bay over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 479 | 474 | 288 | 320 | 425 | 256 | 255 | 286 | 288 | 367 | 172 | 215 | 331 | 181 | 358 | 649 | 1009 | 1193 | 1135 | 882 | 703 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:47AM0.18m | 11:10AM0.19m | 11:38AM0.20m | 12:11PM0.21m | 3:44AM0.14m | 12:47PM0.21m | 4:08AM0.15m | 1:24PM0.21m | 4:38AM0.16m | 2:01PM0.20m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:36AM0.05m | 00:49AM0.07m | 8:20PM0.07m | 7:58PM0.05m | 8:14PM0.02m | 6:14AM0.13m | 8:41PM0.01m | 7:31AM0.14m | 9:11PM-0.00m | 8:37AM0.14m | |||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 |
 | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | 6:17 |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 33 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 32 |
Feels °C | 38 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 33 | 36 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 479 | 291 | 288 | 201 | 329 | 122 | 147 | 286 | 68 | 187 | 172 | 215 | 56 | 181 | 169 | 649 | 1009 | 1193 | 1135 | 882 | 703 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | S 21 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 23 | SSE 9 | S 19 | S 15 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | 433 | 233 | 198 | 295 | 188 | 256 | 107 | 94 | 288 | 348 | 46 | 44 | 11 | 55 | 358 | 215 | 290 | 59 | 17 | 15 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 24 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | SSE 12 | S 18 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 22 | S 16 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 108 | 32 | 80 | 64 | 56 | 163 | 55 | 68 | 74 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 134 | 55 | 40 | 25 | 18 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 303 | 474 | 281 | 320 | 425 | 91 | 255 | 120 | 152 | 367 | 122 | 70 | 331 | 127 | 127 | 352 | 218 | 189 | 309 | 213 | 189 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 991 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1064 | 1053 | 610 | 1667 | 1090 | 610 | 1053 | 610 | 7 |
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