The Cave surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 27 Feb 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
27.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Cave today?

The current surf forecast for The Cave at 11AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30am February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (27 Feb)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131313121212121212121212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15216015613910113913713595898685838382817956716541414040
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
NW
5
N
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
E
15
ESE
10
SE
0
ESE
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassoffcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:11AM
0.14
3:41PM
0.21
2:27AM
0.15
3:47PM
0.22
2:44AM
0.16
3:56PM
0.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:35AM
0.03
9:46PM
0.10
8:47AM
0.01
9:51PM
0.09
9:01AM
0.00
10:02PM
0.08
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise--6:16-------6:16-------6:15-----
Sunset-----6:15-------6:15-------6:15--
part cloud
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. °C232324272726262423232426272726252423242627262624
Feels °C (?)262728302927282625262728272929282725272727272826
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