The Cave surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 05 May 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
30.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Cave today?

The current surf forecast for The Cave at 3PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (05 May)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
1
3
3
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
21
0.5
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
220
220
162
146
140
150
223
218
218
216
286
360
360
280
475
417
407
371
366
357
382
362
318
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
W
10
NW
5
NW
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
0
WSW
15
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:13PM0.20m
6:00AM0.14m
3:16PM0.19m
3:11PM0.19m
Low Tide
9:27AM0.12m
10:44PM0.03m
9:14AM0.13m
11:11PM0.04m
11:47PM0.05m
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cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
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part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
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5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
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6:09
6:10
6:10
6:10
2
7
7
1
1
4
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
26
28
29
28
28
25
25
25
26
26
29
29
28
26
26
26
26
30
30
31
33
31
31
31
30
32
31
31
31
28
30
29
29
29
32
33
33
29
30
29
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Energy kJ
55
44
32
162
146
107
138
140
144
158
69
286
360
360
280
475
417
407
371
366
357
382
362
318
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
S
9
0.5
SSE
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
Energy kJ
171
220
220
30
22
140
15
223
218
218
216
68
40
52
68
67
61
42
69
104
78
96
102
100
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
22
0.4
SSW
21
0.4
SW
6
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.1
S
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SSW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSW
6
Energy kJ
56
36
19
34
40
91
150
10
45
45
33
27
68
99
102
3
28
37
56
37
5
13
65
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.4
SSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
Energy kJ
120
31
4
23
22
12
12
16
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
142
172
15
15
15
15
0
15
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Sri Lanka
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Sri Lanka
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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