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Pottuvil Point surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 21 Aug 2025 +0530
How big are the waves at Pottuvil Point today?
The current surf forecast for Pottuvil Point at 3AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Pottuvil Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 556 | 543 | 542 | 530 | 495 | 468 | 489 | 1733 | 799 | 755 | 666 | 706 | 662 | 927 | 879 | 1232 | 1149 | 999 | 1079 | 1044 | 869 | 854 | 758 | 902 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:27AM 0.22 | 3:03PM 0.16 | 4:39AM 0.22 | 3:20PM 0.16 | 4:49AM 0.22 | 3:37PM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:18PM 0.01 | 10:28AM 0.10 | 9:33PM 0.00 | 10:39AM 0.10 | 9:47PM 0.01 | 10:50AM 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 33 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for East
Continuing clean conditions at Pottuvil Point (light winds from the S at Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport/Katunayake 221 km from Pottuvil Point). 1.1m 5s windswell from the SSW with a 0.9m 15s groundswell, also from the SSW and a 0.5m 8s swell, also from the SE. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
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