Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galle today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 20s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Galle at 9AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 20s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Galle. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 596 | 696 | 596 | 666 | 648 | 813 | 796 | 721 | 817 | 1288 | 1273 | 1244 | 927 | 893 | 882 | 749 | 730 | 566 | 543 | 431 | 813 | 813 | 791 | 1954 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:21AM0.45m | 5:48PM0.35m | 7:08AM0.41m | 6:07PM0.30m | 8:22AM0.37m | 6:13PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:02PM0.12m | 00:00AM0.01m | 12:50PM0.17m | 00:42AM0.06m | 2:13PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 |
| kJ | 596 | 696 | 596 | 666 | 648 | 551 | 558 | 721 | 817 | 1288 | 1273 | 1244 | 927 | 893 | 882 | 749 | 730 | 566 | 543 | 423 | 813 | 813 | 791 | 1954 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — |
| kJ | 28 | 236 | 359 | 566 | 640 | 813 | 796 | 397 | 413 | 92 | 117 | 89 | 167 | 218 | 223 | 269 | 174 | 218 | 223 | 227 | 533 | 521 | 613 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | — | S 9 | S 14 | — | W 11 | — | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 216 | — | 37 | 4 | — | 64 | — | 110 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 131 | 198 | 196 | 276 | 431 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 368 | 351 | 334 | 359 | 334 | 318 | 233 | 214 | 240 | 286 | 293 | 293 | 302 | 285 | 285 | 285 | 335 | 317 | 327 | 345 | 327 | 336 | 394 | 365 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 204 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 201 | 161 | 204 | 198 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 198 | 198 | 204 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 204 | 198 | 198 | 183 | 174 | 1079 | 205 |
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