
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cave today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cave at 5AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Cave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
161 | 179 | 235 | 250 | 304 | 320 | 314 | 360 | 489 | 493 | 485 | 476 | 476 | 415 | 408 | 355 | 348 | 341 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:22AM0.17m | 1:00PM0.15m | 4:14AM0.18m | 1:40PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM0.04m | 9:44AM0.14m | 8:38PM0.03m | 9:27AM0.13m | 8:58PM0.01m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
145 | 179 | 235 | 250 | 304 | 320 | 314 | 360 | 489 | 493 | 485 | 476 | 476 | 415 | 408 | 355 | 348 | 341 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
53 | 50 | 71 | 102 | 70 | 144 | 142 | 142 | 133 | 167 | 165 | 186 | 186 | 163 | 158 | 143 | 139 | 154 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 18 | SSW 16 | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 18 | S 20 | S 20 | — | — | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — |
30 | 29 | 55 | 6 | 51 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 13 | 31 | 32 | 31 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
161 | 94 | 51 | 40 | 39 | 46 | 110 | 171 | 131 | 87 | 62 | 57 | 74 | 69 | 118 | 182 | 150 | 85 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 452 | 452 | 452 | 139 | 699 | 639 | 922 | 923 | 922 | 922 | 452 | 452 | 452 | 639 | 923 | 923 | 923 | 45 |
Best forecast wave conditions in East Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||
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