The Cave surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 03 Apr 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
29.7° 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 1PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (03 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (03 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSW
0.4
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
S
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.3
SW
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)10101099159151414141313131313131212126111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)646360565572557170111104102101101999996878583119959391
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
S
15
SSW
25
SW
15
W
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
5
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:35PM
0.22
4:15AM
0.17
3:40PM
0.22
4:34AM
0.16
3:44PM
0.21
4:52AM
0.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:24AM
0.06
10:11PM
0.02
9:36AM
0.07
10:22PM
0.02
9:43AM
0.09
10:34PM
0.03
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
Sunrise6:01-------6:00-------6:00-------
Sunset---6:12-------6:12-------6:12----
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--155--1--2243-----------
Temp. °C282929282726262627302925262626262731302929272626
Feels °C (?)323132323129303031323126292929293034323131292828
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