
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Unawatuna today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Unawatuna at 7AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Unawatuna. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
75 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 100 | 86 | 86 | 126 | 181 | 84 | 116 | 165 | 215 | 213 | 213 | 201 | 187 | 209 | 219 | 213 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 2:26AM0.68m | 2:35PM0.55m | 2:51AM0.68m | 3:03PM0.55m | 3:17AM0.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:00PM0.08m | 8:43AM0.10m | 8:27PM0.09m | 9:11AM0.11m | 8:53PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | 5:47 | |
mm | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
75 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 100 | 30 | 32 | 44 | 62 | 62 | 60 | 90 | 163 | 172 | 172 | 147 | 165 | 209 | 219 | 213 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
33 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 126 | 181 | 74 | 116 | 165 | 215 | 213 | 213 | 201 | 187 | 181 | 181 | 181 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 12 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 13 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
4 | 25 | 48 | 44 | 11 | 11 | 44 | 7 | 7 | 84 | 51 | 6 | 6 | 208 | 77 | 77 | 31 | 72 | 25 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 174 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1480 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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