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The Cave surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 16 Apr 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
30.2° 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 10PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Cave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 236 | 220 | 204 | 184 | 181 | 178 | 176 | 127 | 119 | 117 | 115 | 113 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 65 | 107 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:56PM 0.25 | 3:48AM 0.16 | 3:13PM 0.24 | 4:17AM 0.16 | 3:26PM 0.23 | 4:44AM 0.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:47PM 0.00 | 8:53AM 0.07 | 10:09PM 0.00 | 9:11AM 0.08 | 10:28PM 0.01 | 9:23AM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Feels °C (?) | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 |
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