Koggala Lefts surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 21 Aug 2025 +0530
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Koggala Lefts surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Koggala Lefts sea temperature is
27.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Koggala Lefts today?

The current surf forecast for Koggala Lefts at 5PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)--
Afternoon (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

Table - waves today at Koggala Lefts. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1
S
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)161515151414141414141413131716161616161515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)11861005135912039001158113397277459373985988794093494810061180132511491018903881913
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:42PM
0.51
2:16AM
0.46
2:10PM
0.54
2:41AM
0.51
2:36PM
0.56
3:05AM
0.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
0.07
8:04AM
0.11
8:32PM
0.03
8:33AM
0.08
8:54PM
-0.00
9:00AM
0.06
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Sunrise------6:03-------6:03-------6:03-
Sunset-6:20-------6:20-------6:19------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----1--------12221---11
Temp. °C282726262626272828272626262627272727262626262728
Feels °C (?)292828292828292929292829282829282729282928282929
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for West

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Koggala Lefts (light winds from the WSW at Galle 13 km from Koggala Lefts). 1.1m 15s groundswell from the SSW with a 1.1m 7s swell from the WNW and a 0.6m 9s swell from the SW as well as a 0.6m 9s swell from the SSW. 4 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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3 h 19 min ago

11 km/h
WSW
Cross-Shore
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