Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Unawatuna today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 20s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Unawatuna at 6AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 21s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 20s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Unawatuna. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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 |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 763 | 612 | 596 | 696 | 596 | 666 | 648 | 813 | 796 | 721 | 817 | 1288 | 1273 | 1244 | 927 | 893 | 882 | 749 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:21AM0.45m | 5:48PM0.35m | 7:08AM0.41m | 6:07PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:27PM-0.02m | 12:02PM0.12m | 00:00AM0.01m | 12:50PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 386 | 612 | 596 | 696 | 596 | 666 | 648 | 551 | 558 | 721 | 817 | 1288 | 1273 | 1244 | 927 | 893 | 882 | 749 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 8 | S 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 763 | 27 | 28 | 236 | 359 | 566 | 640 | 813 | 796 | 397 | 413 | 96 | 90 | 89 | 133 | 141 | 181 | 223 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 23 | S 21 | — | S 9 | S 14 | — | W 11 | — | W 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 37 | 104 | 216 | — | 38 | 4 | — | 64 | — | 119 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 131 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 529 | 339 | 368 | 377 | 309 | 302 | 339 | 331 | 302 | 148 | 255 | 317 | 317 | 335 | 326 | 336 | 303 | 312 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 203 | 0 | 196 | 196 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 362 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 202 | 203 |
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