The Cave surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 19 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
30.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Cave today?

The current surf forecast for The Cave at 6PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)18181812161616161615151111111111111110109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)107106104871041471478682861211231581201581581561501361281181189090
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
15
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crossonononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:35PM
0.22
5:11AM
0.14
3:32PM
0.20
5:40AM
0.13
3:11PM
0.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:23AM
0.09
10:44PM
0.02
9:22AM
0.11
10:54PM
0.04
8:49AM
0.12
10:55PM
0.05
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise5:54-------5:52-------5:52-------
Sunset---6:09-------6:09-------6:09----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------112-------
Temp. °C282930292928272628303030292927272830313028282726
Feels °C (?)333132313231302932333132323230303031313130302928
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