Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galle today (20 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Galle at 5PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Galle. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 580 | 669 | 557 | 838 | 721 | 701 | 504 | 646 | 636 | 458 | 458 | 341 | 390 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 471 | 514 | 907 | 940 | 882 | 906 | 894 | 883 |
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 | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:01AM0.43m | 5:38PM0.43m | 6:54AM0.41m | 6:14PM0.38m | 7:56AM0.39m | 6:57PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36AM0.14m | 00:07AM0.03m | 12:31PM0.19m | 00:54AM0.06m | 1:44PM0.22m | 1:49AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 |
 | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | 6:24 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 580 | 669 | 557 | 838 | 721 | 701 | 504 | 646 | 636 | 458 | 458 | 307 | 390 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 471 | 514 | 907 | 940 | 882 | 166 | 894 | 883 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | W 9 | W 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 146 | 78 | 108 | 99 | 122 | 146 | 119 | 108 | 164 | 136 | 128 | 341 | 90 | 88 | 280 | 297 | 246 | 60 | 74 | 46 | 46 | 906 | 28 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 18 | SSW 17 | WSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 18 | SSE 10 | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — |
| kJ | 96 | 110 | 112 | 14 | 114 | 114 | 71 | 85 | 63 | 160 | 232 | 96 | 203 | 203 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 246 | 10 | — | 16 | 16 | 16 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 5 | — | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | 192 | 154 | 181 | 24 | 31 | 35 | 51 | 61 | 75 | 95 | 112 | 116 | 145 | 160 | 181 | 186 | 230 | 189 | 343 | 182 | 135 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 863 | 863 | 863 | 863 | 40 | 40 | 863 | 863 | 205 | 753 | 863 | 1359 | 958 | 2008 | 661 | 205 | 205 | 204 | 204 | 198 | 204 | 661 | 205 | 205 |
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