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Balapitiya surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 14 Feb 2026 +0530
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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
27.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Balapitiya today?

The current surf forecast for Balapitiya at 10AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am February 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (14 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)21s
Evening (14 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)20s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)121212122121202020191818181716161616151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)72717169117116196256253372408404449434390381447489447382372412297331
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
0
SW
5
SE
5
E
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
W
15
W
5
NNW
0
WSW
5
E
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
5
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		oncross-
on		crossglassglassoffglassglasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:14AM
0.53
1:47PM
0.40
1:39AM
0.58
2:05PM
0.46
2:03AM
0.63
2:27PM
0.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:03AM
0.17
7:11PM
0.19
8:15AM
0.11
7:43PM
0.13
8:31AM
0.06
8:12PM
0.09
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise--6:26-------6:26-------6:26-----
Sunset-----6:21-------6:21-------6:21--
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1---311-23-2511----112--
Temp. °C252425282728262525242427262524242424252525252524
Feels °C (?)292727302832292929272831282829282728292827282927
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