Matara Surf Forecast

/ West (43 surf breaks) /

Sri Lanka (53 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (5.94° N 80.57° E)

Surf Forecasts

Matara surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 17 Jun 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 28.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matara today?

The current surf forecast for Matara at 8PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (+0530) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jun)	-	-
Afternoon (17 Jun)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (17 Jun)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s

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

Hourly 12 Days

West Sri Lanka Surf

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Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Tuesday 17				Wednesday 18								Thursday 19								Friday 20								Saturday 21								Sunday 22								Monday 23								Tuesday 24
	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	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	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	18	16
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	1394	1209	1170	1164	1074	1166	1147	1116	1101	1050	960	1109	1250	1308	1377	1446	1496	1478	1721	1871	1896	1901	1726	1822	1974	1389	1309	1157	1141	1321	973	850	1202	1206	929	1014	1214	1189	1293	1553	1589	1273	1240	1438	1617	1635	1423	1347	1154	977	993	990	1266	856	739	715	665	657	1345	1628
Wind (km/h)	W	W	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
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	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	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)			5:56PM 0.42				7:15AM 0.40				6:49PM 0.37				8:29AM 0.41				8:04PM 0.33					9:49AM 0.43				9:47PM 0.31				11:01AM 0.46				11:21PM 0.31					12:01PM 0.49				12:29AM 0.34				12:52PM 0.51				1:22AM 0.37				1:37PM 0.53
Low Tide / height (m)	11:56AM 0.19				12:35AM 0.11				1:08PM 0.22				1:27AM 0.13					2:49PM 0.23				2:31AM 0.15				4:38PM 0.21				3:47AM 0.15					5:57PM 0.18			5:02AM 0.15					6:52PM 0.14				6:07AM 0.13				7:36PM 0.11				7:03AM 0.12				8:15PM 0.08

	Tuesday 17				Wednesday 18								Thursday 19								Friday 20								Saturday 21								Sunday 22								Monday 23								Tuesday 24
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:56	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:23	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	29	28	27	26	26	26	27	29	29	27	26	26	26	26	27	29	29	27	26	26	26	26	27	28	28	27	26	26	26	26	27	28	28	27	26	25	26	26	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	27	28	29	27	26	26
Feels °C (?)	29	30	30	29	29	29	29	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	28	28	29	29	28	28	28	28	29	28	28	28	29	28	28	29	29	28	27	28	28	29	28	28	29	27	28	28	28	29	29	28	29	28	28	28	28	29	29	30	29	28	29

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