Balapitiya Surf Forecast

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Balapitiya surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 09 Aug 2025 +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 slightly warmer than usual)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Balapitiya this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Balapitiya in the next 12 days are 1.3m 15s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 11) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave Type	Time (+0530) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	-	-
Best Surf	-	-
Most Powerful	11PM (Mon 11th Aug)	4.5ft (1.3m) 15s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Balapitiya over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
		Sunday 10			Monday 11			Tuesday 12			Wednesday 13			Thursday 14			Friday 15			Sat 16
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	W	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	SSW	SW	W	W
Period(s) (?)	13	13	9	18	16	15	15	14	13	14	14	13	13	7	7	18	6	11	16	7	7
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	240	334	423	739	834	814	730	961	622	618	527	519	553	461	430	423	335	365	407	374	437
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	W	W	W	W	W
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	2:59AM 0.55		3:02PM 0.68	3:28AM 0.59		3:28PM 0.67	3:58AM 0.62		3:53PM 0.64	4:28AM 0.64		4:18PM 0.60	5:00AM 0.63		4:42PM 0.55		5:34AM 0.60	5:05PM 0.50		6:12AM 0.55	5:25PM 0.43
Low Tide / height (m)	9:01PM 0.03	8:48AM 0.06		9:23PM -0.00	9:21AM 0.06		9:46PM -0.02	9:53AM 0.07		10:10PM -0.02	10:26AM 0.09		10:34PM -0.01	10:59AM 0.13		10:59PM 0.01	11:34AM 0.19		11:26PM 0.06	12:13PM 0.25

		Sunday 10			Monday 11			Tuesday 12			Wednesday 13			Thursday 14			Friday 15			Sat 16
Sunrise	-	6:03	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:03	-
Sunset	-	-	6:25	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:23	-	-	6:23	-	-	6:23

Rain (mm)	1	1	1	6	4	2	10	5	3	4	-	4	8	4	2	4	1	-	2	1	1
Temp. °C	26	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	27	26	27	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	26	27	27
Feels °C (?)	29	29	28	29	27	27	29	28	28	28	28	26	28	27	26	28	28	28	28	28	28

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for West

Wind Update Wind reports 43 km away suggest it is still onshore at Balapitiya (light winds from the WSW at Ratmalana). 0.9m 8s swell from the W with a 0.8m 7s swell from the SW and a 0.5m 13s groundswell, also from the SW as well as a 0.3m 8s swell, also from the S. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
2 hours 58 minutes ago Balapitiya

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43 km away, 2 h 58 min ago

11 km/h

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27.7

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Information about the Balapitiya Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Balapitiya provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Balapitiya can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Balapitiya surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Balapitiya) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Balapitiya may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Balapitiya is 3 km (2 miles) from Bentota. If you plan a holiday in West Sri Lanka, look for hotels and other accommodation in Bentota. Bentota has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.