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Matara surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 01 Oct 2025 +0530
How big are the waves at Matara today?
The current surf forecast for Matara at 11AM is: 0.4m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am October 01). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Matara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 87 | 82 | 89 | 154 | 251 | 422 | 543 | 885 | 1182 | 1488 | 1579 | 1755 | 1978 | 1756 | 1904 | 1928 | 1799 | 1910 | 1887 | 1756 | 1469 | 1451 | 1289 | 1184 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | 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 | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:31AM 0.33 | 1:29AM 0.31 | 12:02PM 0.37 | 1:00AM 0.37 | 12:34PM 0.42 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:58PM 0.20 | 6:13AM 0.26 | 6:44PM 0.15 | 6:37AM 0.19 | 6:55PM 0.10 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for West
The wind is still cross-on at Matara (moderate winds from the SW at Hambantota 65 km from Matara). 1.2m 6s windswell from the WSW with a 0.8m 8s swell from the SSE and a 0.4m 12s groundswell from the SSW as well as a 0.3m 10s swell, also from the SSW. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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