Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cave today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cave at 9PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Cave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 20 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
314 | 291 | 245 | 240 | 231 | 214 | 288 | 263 | 267 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 259 | 254 | 135 | 180 | 191 | 143 | 227 | 240 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:29PM0.16m | 5:01AM0.23m | 3:45PM0.16m | 5:13AM0.23m | 4:00PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55PM-0.00m | 11:07AM0.10m | 10:08PM0.00m | 11:21AM0.10m | 10:17PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
314 | 291 | 245 | 240 | 231 | 135 | 288 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 259 | 254 | 116 | 180 | 191 | 143 | 227 | 240 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 11 | SSE 16 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
54 | 85 | 86 | 56 | 60 | 157 | 190 | 188 | 267 | 256 | 165 | 160 | 220 | 139 | 84 | 86 | 55 | 75 | 85 | 54 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | S 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 21 | S 20 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 |
30 | 66 | 56 | 113 | 144 | 214 | 28 | 53 | 66 | 102 | 66 | 102 | 102 | 89 | 135 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 45 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 |
127 | 186 | 118 | 80 | 64 | 64 | 54 | 47 | 115 | 181 | 126 | 80 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 47 | 93 | 99 | 85 | 61 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 639 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 562 | 43 | 35 | 35 | 716 | 35 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 35 | 639 | 43 | 43 | 43 |
Best forecast wave conditions in East Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||
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