Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dewata today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dewata at 5AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dewata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
1581 | 1364 | 1310 | 1152 | 1108 | 965 | 951 | 811 | 799 | 407 | 562 | 708 | 980 | 544 | 636 | 636 | 627 | 585 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:48PM0.33m | 7:01AM0.35m | 6:00PM0.27m | 8:31AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53PM0.10m | 12:41PM0.22m | 11:59PM0.15m | 10:41PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
mm | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
1581 | 1364 | 1310 | 1152 | 1108 | 965 | 951 | 811 | 799 | 291 | 480 | 404 | 980 | 544 | 636 | 636 | 627 | 585 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 18 | W 6 | SSW 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | W 6 |
50 | 31 | 48 | 64 | 31 | 47 | 68 | 240 | 41 | 407 | 562 | 708 | 332 | 274 | 269 | 264 | 206 | 92 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 24 | W 10 | S 21 | S 22 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 7 | S 18 | S 26 | S 26 | S 24 | S 10 |
— | — | 11 | 49 | 35 | 36 | 127 | 249 | 343 | 332 | 59 | 59 | 2 | 221 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 151 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
94 | 82 | 64 | — | 64 | 54 | 67 | 66 | 62 | 41 | 42 | 69 | 75 | 97 | 100 | 83 | 95 | 113 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 778 | 202 | 354 | 354 | 354 | 661 | 866 | 359 | 202 | 359 | 202 | 354 | 202 | 203 | 202 | 359 | 202 | 38 |
Best forecast wave conditions in West Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||
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