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Matara surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 04 Apr 2026 +0530Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Matara surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Matara sea temperature is
29.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Matara today?
The current surf forecast for Matara at 10PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm April 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Matara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 201 | 156 | 154 | 198 | 195 | 181 | 172 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 115 | 115 | 167 | 133 | 147 | 151 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 113 | 111 | 109 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:27PM 0.58 | 3:36AM 0.49 | 3:47PM 0.56 | 3:57AM 0.46 | 4:08PM 0.53 | 4:17AM 0.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:41PM 0.03 | 9:32AM 0.03 | 10:02PM 0.05 | 9:51AM 0.06 | 10:24PM 0.08 | 10:09AM 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 |
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