The Cave surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 04 May 2026 +0530
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The Cave surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Cave sea temperature is
30.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Cave today?

The current surf forecast for The Cave at 3PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

Table - waves today at The Cave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
21
0.5
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
66
67
96
121
140
184
179
171
220
217
162
146
140
150
223
218
218
216
286
360
360
280
475
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:06PM0.20m
5:16AM0.15m
3:13PM0.20m
6:00AM0.14m
3:16PM0.19m
Low Tide
9:25AM0.12m
10:21PM0.02m
9:27AM0.12m
10:44PM0.03m
9:14AM0.13m
11:11PM0.04m
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
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5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
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6:09
6:09
6:10
6:10
1
1
4
7
2
1
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
29
31
30
29
28
28
27
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
26
27
30
29
27
27
26
25
26
30
32
30
28
29
30
27
28
30
30
30
31
30
30
30
30
30
33
30
28
28
28
27
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
Energy kJ
96
66
67
82
121
140
184
179
53
37
217
162
146
140
138
140
144
158
69
286
360
360
280
475
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
S
12
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
S
11
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
8
0.5
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
S
8
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
16
44
15
39
56
39
51
55
171
220
27
17
17
15
33
223
218
218
216
68
36
99
102
52
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
12
0.4
SE
8
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
12
0.4
SSW
21
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
S
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.3
SSW
5
Energy kJ
24
15
24
24
15
15
15
15
56
20
19
34
37
43
150
26
16
28
17
28
68
48
54
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1.2
SW
6
0.2
S
5
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
5
Energy kJ
28
31
51
96
73
60
56
71
116
2
23
11
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
45
43
1034
1060
35
35
142
15
0
0
0
0
127
35
15
15
15
15
923
45
43
15
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Sri Lanka
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Sri Lanka
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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