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Fishermans surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 09 May 2026 +0530Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Fishermans surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fishermans sea temperature is
30.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fishermans today?
The current surf forecast for Fishermans at 8AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fishermans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 13 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | |
425 | 366 | 290 | 499 | 198 | 198 | 195 | 162 | 149 | 113 | 129 | 89 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 155 | 208 | 218 | 173 | 163 | 210 | 249 | 246 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:26AM0.30m | 6:19PM0.37m | 9:37AM0.31m | 8:47PM0.34m | 11:08AM0.36m | 10:47PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:21AM0.18m | 11:29AM0.24m | 2:09AM0.20m | 2:41PM0.28m | 4:07AM0.18m | 5:13PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
1 | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 12 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
 kJ | 425 | 366 | 290 | 499 | 138 | 198 | 183 | 158 | 149 | 113 | 65 | 65 | 73 | 49 | 83 | 56 | 58 | 56 | 47 | 46 | 56 | 79 | 91 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 75 | 198 | 198 | 195 | 151 | 135 | 95 | 129 | 89 | 85 | 83 | 73 | 83 | 155 | 208 | 218 | 173 | 163 | 210 | 249 | 176 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | S 16 | SSE 9 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | S 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 3 | — | — | 27 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 73 | 73 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 43 | 38 | 74 | 86 | 184 | 81 | 246 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | W 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | SW 6 | — | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 79 | 192 | 194 | 170 | 162 | 126 | 40 | 33 | — | 23 | 64 | 42 | 82 | — | — | 14 | — | — | 112 | — | 145 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 21 | 374 | 374 | 189 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 185 | 181 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 1 | 16 |
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