Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matara today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Matara at 4AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 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 (03 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Matara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1114 | 1099 | 1223 | 1355 | 1303 | 1032 | 1122 | 867 | 892 | 878 | 775 | 703 | 759 | 669 | 545 | 464 | 441 | 240 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:16AM0.50m | 5:02PM0.38m | 5:48AM0.45m | 5:15PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45PM0.06m | 11:29AM0.15m | 11:06PM0.11m | 12:05PM0.21m | 11:21PM0.17m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1114 | 1099 | 1223 | 1355 | 1303 | 1032 | 1122 | 867 | 892 | 878 | 775 | 703 | 759 | 669 | 545 | 464 | 441 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | SSE 9 | WNW 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 70 | 67 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 46 | 45 | 32 | 31 | 47 | 28 | 52 | 26 | 37 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 206 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | S 21 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 45 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 25 | 29 | 32 | — | — | — | 27 | 9 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 79 | 76 | 54 | 58 | 43 | 62 | 43 | 51 | 46 | 53 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 44 | 42 | 39 | 39 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 784 | 784 | 785 | 784 | 177 | 177 | 784 | 784 | 784 | 784 | 177 | 0 | 387 | 744 | 784 | 784 | 785 | 0 |
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