Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Balapitiya today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Balapitiya at 12AM is: 2.1m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Balapitiya. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2783 | 2725 | 2605 | 2734 | 2490 | 2462 | 2672 | 2517 | 2546 | 1820 | 1777 | 2551 | 2331 | 2110 | 2058 | 1772 | 1750 | 1547 | 1361 | 1225 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:42PM0.53m | 5:27AM0.56m | 5:02PM0.48m | 5:56AM0.51m | 5:14PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58PM0.05m | 11:26AM0.20m | 11:18PM0.11m | 11:55AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 2783 | 2725 | 2605 | 2734 | 2490 | 2462 | 2672 | 2517 | 2546 | 1820 | 1777 | 2551 | 2331 | 2110 | 2058 | 1772 | 1750 | 1547 | 1361 | 1225 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | W 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 9 | W 10 | W 6 | W 10 |
| kJ | 30 | 148 | 240 | 198 | 198 | 194 | — | 913 | 1328 | 844 | 817 | — | 54 | 228 | 224 | 224 | 61 | 67 | 94 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 116 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 15 | — | 31 | 31 | 54 | 69 | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 143 | 341 | 295 | 246 | — | 268 | 98 | 101 | 101 | 98 | 94 | 97 | 117 | 121 | 121 | 126 | 118 | 98 | — | 97 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 735 | 735 | 63 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 866 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 207 | 207 | 212 | 212 | 212 |
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