Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galle today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Galle at 9PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Galle. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 106mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 237 | 172 | 224 | 277 | 219 | 203 | 216 | 195 | 181 | 197 | 203 | 241 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 229 | 216 | 261 | 426 | 634 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:59PM0.44m | 1:29AM0.46m | 1:26PM0.48m | 1:50AM0.53m | 1:53PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28PM0.08m | 7:39AM0.11m | 7:45PM0.04m | 8:02AM0.06m | 8:01PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 22 |
| kJ | 237 | 152 | 224 | 277 | 165 | 65 | 108 | 98 | 90 | 89 | 76 | 69 | 51 | 196 | 215 | 163 | 215 | 233 | 229 | 634 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 23 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 193 | 172 | 167 | 165 | 66 | 121 | 82 | 81 | 116 | 74 | 70 | 102 | 146 | 49 | 47 | 48 | 45 | 49 | 426 | 139 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 15 | S 14 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 20 | S 26 | SSW 18 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 110 | 65 | — | 42 | 42 | 61 | 60 | 25 | 53 | 87 | 70 | 57 | 7 | 13 | 65 | 111 | 186 | 48 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 111 | 154 | 145 | 142 | 219 | 203 | 216 | 195 | 181 | 197 | 203 | 241 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 229 | 216 | 261 | 277 | 277 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 863 | 663 | 661 | 661 | 661 | 1096 | 1096 | 1819 | 1819 | 1144 | 1051 | 1001 | 1051 | 1096 | 1001 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 734 | 205 |
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