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Galle surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 +0530Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Galle surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Galle sea temperature is
30.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Galle today?
The current surf forecast for Galle at 11PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 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 Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
362 | 334 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 437 | 301 | 298 | 469 | 603 | 559 | 448 | 950 | 714 | 590 | 590 | 582 | 575 | 883 | 725 | 596 | 485 | 478 | 394 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 4:02PM0.62m | 4:22AM0.47m | 4:32PM0.58m | 4:58AM0.43m | 5:04PM0.53m | 5:44AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20PM0.12m | 9:52AM0.14m | 10:48PM0.15m | 10:16AM0.18m | 11:19PM0.18m | 10:45AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 |
— | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 |
31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 77 | 77 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 325 | 50 | 40 | 469 | 603 | 559 | 307 | 950 | 714 | 590 | 590 | 582 | 575 | 883 | 725 | 596 | 485 | 478 | 394 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | WSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 362 | 334 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 55 | 223 | 198 | 38 | 249 | 249 | 448 | 28 | 195 | 192 | 192 | 184 | 139 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 81 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SE 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSE 9 | WSW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | S 11 | SW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 37 | 181 | 181 | 258 | 314 | 437 | 301 | 298 | 198 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 68 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 59 | 18 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 29 | 33 | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 161 | 4 | 204 | 749 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Best forecast wave conditions in West Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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