Sri Lanka Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.79° S 115.23° E

Sri Lanka 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sri Lanka sea temperature is
26.1° C
0.2° 

Sri Lanka surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sri Lanka today (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Sri Lanka at 6PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WITA) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)8ft (2.4m)17s
Afternoon (13 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (13 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s

Table - waves today at Sri Lanka. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
17
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
19
1.8
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3463
3657
3649
3561
3072
2801
2712
2460
2195
1850
1613
1613
1459
1220
1330
1217
2735
2735
2703
2546
2216
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:59PM2.29m
10:53AM2.68m
11:31PM2.47m
11:32AM2.64m
Low Tide
4:44PM0.09m
4:44AM0.49m
5:17PM0.06m
5:25AM0.36m
5:47PM0.10m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:17
6:17
 mm
Temp °C
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
23
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
25
26
27
25
24
25
26
26
26
27
27
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