Unawatuna surf break

Unawatuna surfForecast / West / Sri Lanka

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 04 Aug 2025 +0530
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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
27.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Unawatuna today?

The current surf forecast for Unawatuna at 7AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:30am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (04 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

Table - waves today at Unawatuna. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Monday
04
Tuesday
05
Wednesday
06
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)171616161615151414141413131313131313132020191818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)242521452214157715631324160816701304117712471221123812511863187515511327137513321333137517051747
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:31AM
0.34
11:24PM
0.21
12:11PM
0.37
1:03AM
0.26
1:03PM
0.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:20AM
0.15
7:09PM
0.17
5:18AM
0.18
7:41PM
0.12
6:42AM
0.15
8:06PM
0.07
Monday
04
Tuesday
05
Wednesday
06
Sunrise--6:03-------6:03-------6:03-----
Sunset-----6:25-------6:24-------6:24--
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Rain (mm)
21432111332445421-111111
Temp. °C252526262626262625262626262625252625262626262626
Feels °C (?)272728272627282725272727272726262625262626262726
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for West

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Unawatuna (light winds from the WSW at Galle 4 km from Unawatuna). 1.7m 8s swell from the W with a 1.3m 16s long period groundswell from the SSW and a 0.8m 10s swell from the SE as well as a 0.4m 13s groundswell from the S. 4 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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11 km/h
WSW
Cross-Off
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