Surf Forecast Surf Report

The Cave surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 08 May 2025 +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
29.9° 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 7AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (08 May)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (08 May)5ft (1.6m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
0.7
S
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
0.7
S
1.1
SW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)78881388771271212121212121010111010101010916161616161414141420207719181818186777161616161616161515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)379443412300167294294211171148119141144146146726811011212311010677777550488351146144105149115115132151253208139128126180176167178221155151232223220220217273259196246246242
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
S
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
N
0
N
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
10
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
5
WSW
10
NE
10
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crossglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossoffglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:09AM
0.13
1:46PM
0.21
2:32AM
0.14
1:53PM
0.21
2:56AM
0.16
2:03PM
0.21
3:20AM
0.16
2:15PM
0.21
3:45AM
0.17
2:28PM
0.21
4:10AM
0.17
2:41PM
0.21
4:37AM
0.17
2:54PM
0.20
5:10AM
0.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:06AM
0.08
8:40PM
0.04
7:32AM
0.08
8:46PM
0.03
7:56AM
0.09
8:57PM
0.02
8:19AM
0.09
9:12PM
0.01
8:41AM
0.10
9:29PM
0.01
8:59AM
0.11
9:48PM
0.01
9:14AM
0.12
10:11PM
0.01
9:24AM
0.12
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise--5:48-------5:48-------5:47-------5:47-------5:47-------5:47-------5:47-------5:47-
Sunset-----6:10-------6:10-------6:10-------6:10-------6:10-------6:10-------6:10------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262627302928272626252629292929272626273132312927262628323330282625262832313028272727293232302827272728323231282727272831
Feels °C (?)272828313029272728273033333435312929293233343430272729313333332725262832333029282827303235343228282728323232282727282932
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