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Balapitiya surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 +0530Forecast update in hr min s Forecast 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
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Balapitiya today?
The current surf forecast for Balapitiya at 5PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Balapitiya. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 206 | 251 | 297 | 293 | 293 | 285 | 285 | 336 | 238 | 228 | 218 | 261 | 257 | 212 | 208 | 205 | 202 | 196 | 190 | 157 | 122 | 120 | 118 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:51PM 0.61 | 1:48AM 0.58 | 2:13PM 0.66 | 2:12AM 0.60 | 2:35PM 0.69 | 2:35AM 0.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:35AM 0.05 | 7:54PM 0.09 | 7:55AM 0.01 | 8:20PM 0.06 | 8:16AM -0.01 | 8:44PM 0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Fri 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
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