Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pottuvil Point today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pottuvil Point at 9AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am July 21). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Pottuvil Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1531 | 991 | 1281 | 1005 | 978 | 610 | 602 | 501 | 474 | 440 | 434 | 427 | 350 | 350 | 1279 | 269 | 235 | 232 | 228 | 225 | 800 | 59 | 282 | 182 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:49AM0.17m | 6:22AM0.17m | 5:40AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42PM0.07m | 8:49PM0.07m | 8:24PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1531 | 991 | 1281 | 1005 | 978 | 610 | 602 | 501 | 474 | 440 | 434 | 427 | 350 | 350 | 15 | 269 | 235 | 232 | 228 | 225 | 17 | 25 | 27 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 15 | — | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 59 | 21 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | — | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | — | 26 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 25 | — | 23 | 31 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 12 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 149 | 44 | 98 | 77 | 68 | 83 | 176 | 175 | 107 | 68 | 37 | 33 | 64 | 149 | 1279 | 190 | 124 | 84 | 55 | 45 | 800 | 220 | 282 | 182 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 947 | 947 | 446 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 947 | 949 | 949 | 949 | 175 | 0 | 177 | 446 | 604 | 949 | 949 | 203 | 203 |
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