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Unawatuna surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 +0530Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Unawatuna surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Unawatuna sea temperature is
30.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Unawatuna today?
The current surf forecast for Unawatuna at 3PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (06 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Unawatuna. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | |
301 | 298 | 469 | 603 | 559 | 448 | 950 | 714 | 590 | 590 | 582 | 575 | 883 | 849 | 596 | 485 | 478 | 400 | 557 | 594 | 529 | 549 | 425 | 408 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:32PM0.58m | 4:58AM0.43m | 5:04PM0.53m | 5:44AM0.39m | 5:41PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52AM0.14m | 10:48PM0.15m | 10:16AM0.18m | 11:19PM0.18m | 10:45AM0.23m | 00:00AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | 6:15 |
— | — | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 50 | 40 | 469 | 603 | 559 | 307 | 950 | 714 | 590 | 590 | 582 | 575 | 883 | 849 | 596 | 485 | 478 | 400 | 557 | 594 | 529 | 549 | 425 | 408 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | WSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 6 | SE 9 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 223 | 198 | 38 | 249 | 249 | 448 | 28 | 152 | 192 | 192 | 184 | 180 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 85 | 81 | 81 | 16 | 42 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSE 10 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSE 10 | S 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WNW 5 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 301 | 298 | 198 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 52 | 32 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 43 | 42 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 25 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 140 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1480 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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