The Cave surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 22 Mar 2026 +0530
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
29.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Cave today?

The current surf forecast for The Cave at 12PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am March 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (22 Mar)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (22 Mar)1ft (0.3m)19s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.5
S
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.7
SSW
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)111113131616191518181817161616161615151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37375633511317242106160322220137134188188263186169167167218163143
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:49AM
0.14
4:24PM
0.22
4:59AM
0.13
4:17PM
0.20
4:51AM
0.11
3:54PM
0.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:52AM
0.07
11:21PM
0.05
9:38AM
0.08
11:25PM
0.06
9:01AM
0.09
11:12PM
0.07
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise--6:05-------6:05-------6:05-----
Sunset-----6:13-------6:13-------6:13--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262527292928282727262830292928272525272929282726
Feels °C (?)292830303029303030292929283029302727302928282929
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