The Cave Surf Break

The Cave, Sri Lanka Weather Observations

Lat Long: 6.51° N 81.71° E

Issued: 4 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cave sea temperature is
28.8° C

Normal for this time of year

The Cave surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for The Cave based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in The Cave right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near The Cave

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Pottuvil

43 km NNE8 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
5
light winds from the SW
(7 km/h at 220°)
36.5 °C-
-

-

Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport

69 km SW7 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
15
light winds from the SSW
(15 km/h at 210°)
Q1009 °C0.0
0.0


Hambantota

78 km SSW77 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
25
moderate winds from the SW
(25 km/h at 220°)
30.2 °C-
-

-

Bandarawela

88 km W1225 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloudno report
5
light winds from the W
(7 km/h at 270°)
26.6 °C20
20

-

Badulla

90 km WNW670 m above sea level

1 hour ago
cloudno report
5
calm
(4 km/h at 10°)
27.4 °C20
20

-

Nuwara Eliya

116 km W1895 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
15
light winds from the W
(14 km/h at 280°)
17.2 °C-
-

-

Batticaloa

133 km N8 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloudno report
5
calm
(4 km/h at 50°)
32.3 °C20
20

-

Ratnapura

146 km WSW86 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
5
light winds from the NNE
(7 km/h at 30°)
27.1 °C-
-

-

Kandy

150 km WNW477 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloudclouds developing
5
light winds from the SSW
(7 km/h at 200°)
27.6 °C20
20

-

Galle

174 km SW13 m above sea level

1 hour ago
cloudno report
10
light winds from the WSW
(11 km/h at 250°)
30.2 °C20
20

-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to The Cave and within an acceptable time window.

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