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The Cave surfForecast / East / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 05 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
30.2° 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 |
 | — | — | — | 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) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| 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) | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SW 6 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSE 10 | SSW 6 |
| 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) | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 4 | 23 | — | — | 22 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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