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Matara surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 15 Feb 2026 +0530
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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
27.5° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Matara today?

The current surf forecast for Matara at 3AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm February 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (16 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (16 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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

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Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616161515151414141414141313131313131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)505499733604551537522515501384373299290282277273222198219151147142138133
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
N
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
SW
5
ENE
10
NE
0
SSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglassglasscross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscross-
off		offcross-
off		glasscross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:13AM
0.52
2:44PM
0.47
2:37AM
0.55
3:06PM
0.51
3:02AM
0.56
3:29PM
0.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:05PM
0.12
8:38AM
0.03
8:32PM
0.08
8:58AM
-0.00
8:59PM
0.05
9:18AM
-0.02
Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise----6:22-------6:22-------6:22---
Sunset-------6:19-------6:20-------6:20
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------1811111---
Temp. °C252524232427262625242424242524222223232223232525
Feels °C (?)282926252630293028262828272927242427262426272829
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