Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Balapitiya today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Balapitiya at 1PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Balapitiya. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 694 | 690 | 524 | 499 | 470 | 400 | 506 | 494 | 265 | 265 | 337 | 328 | 328 | 291 | 283 | 418 | 442 | 375 | 516 | 510 | 580 | 596 | 581 | 567 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:22AM0.45m | 2:35PM0.64m | 2:54AM0.47m | 3:05PM0.65m | 3:27AM0.48m | 3:34PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03AM0.12m | 9:08PM0.10m | 8:37AM0.11m | 9:37PM0.08m | 9:10AM0.10m | 10:05PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 18 | W 7 | SW 18 | SW 17 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 482 | 481 | 456 | 396 | 373 | 368 | 210 | 205 | 265 | 265 | 170 | 170 | 157 | 94 | 82 | 276 | 276 | 375 | 269 | 510 | 580 | 173 | 168 | 567 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 10 | SW 18 | S 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 10 |
| kJ | 476 | 463 | 91 | 112 | 111 | 111 | 304 | 269 | 106 | 81 | 165 | 93 | 56 | 155 | 73 | 418 | 442 | 104 | 516 | 72 | 72 | 596 | 581 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 19 | S 10 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 14 | S 10 | SSE 13 | S 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | 59 | 58 | 88 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 137 | 106 | 183 | 171 | 39 | 40 | 133 | 55 | 157 | 79 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 32 | 49 | 75 | 96 | 98 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 10 | W 7 |
| kJ | 694 | 690 | 524 | 499 | 470 | 400 | 506 | 494 | 210 | 249 | 337 | 328 | 328 | 291 | 283 | 332 | 341 | 276 | 371 | 269 | 206 | 435 | 480 | 163 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 207 | 212 | 207 | 207 | 866 | 207 | 207 | 212 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 198 | 207 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 207 | 207 | 866 | 207 | 207 | 207 |
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