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Mirissa surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 +0530Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Mirissa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mirissa sea temperature is
30.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mirissa today?
The current surf forecast for Mirissa at 3PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mirissa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
565 | 558 | 453 | 418 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 490 | 437 | 336 | 673 | 659 | 659 | 651 | 1146 | 818 | 798 | 691 | 683 | 768 | 921 | 711 | 674 | 568 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 3:48PM0.52m | 4:07AM0.41m | 4:15PM0.49m | 4:37AM0.37m | 4:44PM0.46m | 5:16AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29AM0.09m | 10:13PM0.08m | 9:53AM0.12m | 10:45PM0.11m | 10:17AM0.15m | 11:24PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | 6:15 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 6 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 150 | 122 | 110 | 94 | 71 | 407 | 407 | 412 | 52 | 253 | 673 | 659 | 659 | 651 | 1146 | 818 | 798 | 691 | 683 | 768 | 921 | 711 | 674 | 568 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 13 | WSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 6 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 565 | 558 | 453 | 418 | 407 | 55 | 50 | 52 | 257 | 50 | 205 | 253 | 253 | 257 | 24 | 120 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 56 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSE 10 | WSW 6 | SSE 9 | WSW 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 36 | 33 | 36 | 181 | 181 | 300 | 349 | 490 | 437 | 336 | 17 | 17 | 33 | 33 | 52 | 24 | 68 | 28 | 69 | 75 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 64 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 43 | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 33 | 45 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 139 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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