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The Cave surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 09 May 2026 +0530Forecast 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
30.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at The Cave today?
The current surf forecast for The Cave at 11AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Cave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | SSW 18 | |
233 | 175 | 158 | 154 | 99 | 245 | 143 | 189 | 82 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 41 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 57 | 133 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 165 | 178 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:28PM0.18m | 1:01PM0.19m | 00:48AM0.11m | 1:00PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:48AM0.07m | 4:29AM0.08m | 8:37PM0.09m | 5:37AM0.08m | 8:12PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
2 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 6 | SSE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
 kJ | 233 | 175 | 78 | 98 | 76 | 52 | 73 | 125 | 82 | 68 | 61 | 47 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 15 | 33 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 33 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 81 | 80 | 158 | 154 | 99 | 92 | 99 | 61 | 61 | 56 | 55 | 41 | 40 | 32 | 19 | 57 | 70 | 30 | 133 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 113 | 165 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | 99 | 11 | 98 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 41 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 37 | 57 | 30 | 37 | 74 | 74 | 165 | 178 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 245 | 143 | 189 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 47 | 18 | 12 | 35 | 73 | 34 | 40 | 31 | 85 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 15 | 15 | 452 | 452 | 45 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 35 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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