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Balapitiya surf Forecast / West / Sri Lanka

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 28 Mar 2024 +0530
Forecast update in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Balapitiya surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Balapitiya sea temperature is 30.1°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 29.4 °C max: 30.0 °C min: 28.5 °C)
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Balapitiya surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Balapitiya sea temperature is 30.1°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 29.4 °C max: 30.0 °C min: 28.5 °C)


How big are the waves at Balapitiya today?

The current surf forecast for Balapitiya at 3PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (28 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (28 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131312121213121212121222212121202019191818181717171616161616161615151515141414141414141414141313131313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1401401401381321221221571641571691691692023145847929081219164217892024229322992432237726122521213621821857167114151397124112091028936807742647638638545494487407390379368368304269269238186183175167169
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
W
15
W
10
SSW
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
10
W
20
W
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
15
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
S
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
S
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
offcross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
off
glassglassonononglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:46PM
0.69
3:45AM
0.57
4:09PM
0.67
4:05AM
0.53
4:34PM
0.63
4:24AM
0.48
5:02PM
0.58
4:38AM
0.42
5:36PM
0.52
4:37AM
0.36
6:35PM
0.44
11:22PM
0.44
12:52PM
0.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:26AM
-0.01
9:56PM
0.06
9:46AM
0.01
10:21PM
0.09
10:05AM
0.04
10:48PM
0.14
10:25AM
0.08
11:18PM
0.21
10:42AM
0.13
11:59PM
0.28
10:51AM
0.20
9:10AM
0.26
6:50AM
0.22
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Sunrise6:09-------6:09-------6:09-------6:07-------6:07-------6:07-------6:07-------6:07---
Sunset---6:19-------6:19-------6:19-------6:19-------6:19-------6:19-------6:19-------6:17
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Rain (mm)
---181-------------121-11-----------------------------------
Temp. °C272929292826262627292929282726262730292928272626272929292827272627292828282727262829282828272727282929282827272627292929
Feels °C (?)313231323230303032333133323130303032313131303029313130323231313031323030323131303231293031303031323131303130313031313031

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