Arugam Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.84° N 81.84° E

Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka Weather Observations

Issued: 10 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arugam Bay sea temperature is
28.9°C
0.6° 

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for Arugam Bay based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Arugam Bay right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Arugam Bay

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport

100 km SSW7 m above sea level

2 hours ago
rain showersShower moderate rain shower
25
moderate winds from the WSW
(24 km/h at 240°)
26 °C6.0
6.0
broken
few

Hinidungoda wx

198 km SW35 m above sea level

35 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 103°)
5
28 °C-
-
-
-
0

Colombo-Ratmalana Airport

218 km WSW5 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
10
light winds from the SW
(11 km/h at 230°)
28 °C0.0
0.0
few
broken

Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport/Katunayake

221 km WSW183 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the WSW
(17 km/h at 240°)
28 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken
few

Tuticorin Airport (Vagaikulam)

470 km W39 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
15
light winds from the WSW
(15 km/h at 240°)
33 °C6.0
6.0
few
few
scattered

SHIP9531

368 km SW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloud
40
strong winds from the W
(39 km/h at 280°)
29.0 °C20.4
20.4


SHIP7117

368 km SW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloud
40
strong winds from the W
(39 km/h at 280°)
29.0 °C20.4
20.4


Tuticorin Airport (Vagaikulam)

469 km W39 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
15
light winds from the WSW
(15 km/h at 240°)
33 °C6.0
6.0
few
few
scattered

Kokkod wx

525 km W23 m above sea level

33 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 325°)
10
24 °C-
-
-
-
0

Madurai Airport

530 km WNW131 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearThunderstorm -
wind obs. (11 kph from 120 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
BKN090 °C4.0
4.0

scattered
few

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Arugam Bay and within an acceptable time window.

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