Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Balapitiya today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Balapitiya at 4AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Balapitiya. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 536 | 529 | 529 | 401 | 395 | 390 | 322 | 304 | 295 | 208 | 208 | 205 | 205 | 202 | 163 | 156 | 122 | 120 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:14AM0.53m | 4:35PM0.39m | 5:57AM0.45m | 3:47PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27PM0.11m | 11:30AM0.25m | 10:45PM0.19m | 12:59PM0.32m | 10:06PM0.27m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 536 | 529 | 529 | 401 | 395 | 390 | 322 | 304 | 295 | 208 | 208 | 205 | 205 | 202 | 163 | 156 | 122 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 66 | 69 | 69 | 94 | 69 | 65 | 67 | 83 | 61 | 60 | 63 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 81 | 73 | 71 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 9 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | W 6 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 11 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 737 | 11 | 11 |
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