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The Cave surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 23 Mar 2026 +0530Forecast 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
29.5° 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 3PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30am March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (23 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Cave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 322 | 220 | 137 | 134 | 188 | 188 | 263 | 186 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 218 | 163 | 143 | 139 | 137 | 137 | 99 | 87 | 90 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:17PM 0.20 | 4:51AM 0.11 | 3:54PM 0.19 | 4:06AM 0.11 | 3:23PM 0.19 | 2:55AM 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:38AM 0.08 | 11:25PM 0.06 | 9:01AM 0.09 | 11:12PM 0.07 | 8:07AM 0.09 | 10:37PM 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thu 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
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