Matara surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 15 Nov 2025 +0530
Forecast 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
29.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Matara today?

The current surf forecast for Matara at 5AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm November 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (16 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (16 Nov)5ft (1.6m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)16161616151515151514141414141413131313131313137
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)119411501121109313091225117710241024961834834722659569514506427396326326321261286
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
SE
5
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
15
W
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
on
crossglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:23AM
0.45
12:26PM
0.38
12:47AM
0.49
12:58PM
0.40
1:10AM
0.52
1:26PM
0.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:46PM
0.14
6:45AM
0.15
6:19PM
0.12
7:10AM
0.11
6:47PM
0.10
7:34AM
0.08
Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Sunrise----5:56-------5:56-------5:56---
Sunset-------5:46-------5:46-------5:47
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
32----2112---1355211-355
Temp. °C262626252629282726242424262827272524242426282726
Feels °C (?)302929283033313029252627303231302827272730322928
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