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Pottuvil Point surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 +0530
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Pottuvil Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pottuvil Point sea temperature is
27.1° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Pottuvil Point today?

The current surf forecast for Pottuvil Point at 2AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
SSE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.6
SSW
0.5
ENE
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313121211111010101010666661661515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13517616814714212811710210078717064665148491712089144142140136
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:57PM
0.16
5:52PM
0.16
4:52PM
0.17
12:19AM
0.15
4:33PM
0.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:52AM
0.06
8:32AM
0.05
10:02PM
0.15
8:39AM
0.03
Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise----6:16-------6:18-------6:18---
Sunset-------6:02-------6:02-------6:04
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-111-1---111-----1111--1
Temp. °C262525252627272626252424262728272625252425272726
Feels °C (?)302828282929292929282726292829292828282627292827
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